8147 Colemanhawkins
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | B. A. Skiff |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 28, 1984 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 8147 |
| Named after | Coleman Hawkins |
| Alternative names | 1984 SU3 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.4691147 |
| Perihelion | 1.8094585 |
| Eccentricity | 0.3144138 |
| Orbital period | 1566.1316036 |
| Mean anomaly | 188.67212 |
| Inclination | 5.78302 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 43.02483 |
| Argument of perihelion | 315.77921 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
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8147 Colemanhawkins (1984 SU3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1984 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. This object was named after Coleman Hawkins, who is notable for popularizing the use of the tenor saxophone as a solo instrument.
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