9143 Burkhead
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 16, 1955 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 9143 |
| Alternative names | 1955 SF, 1955 TK, 1978 QV |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.6546227 |
| Perihelion | 1.7826409 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1965134 |
| Orbital period | 1207.0528096 |
| Mean anomaly | 353.25000 |
| Inclination | 4.63625 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 335.12320 |
| Argument of perihelion | 3.06347 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
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9143 Burkhead (1955 SF) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 16, 1955 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory, Brooklyn, Indiana. The name honors Martin S. Burkhead, emeritus professor of astronomy at Indiana University.
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