(9918) 1979 MK3
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| Discovered by | E. F. Helin & S. J. Bus | ||||||||||||
| Discovery date | June 25, 1979 | ||||||||||||
| Designations | |||||||||||||
| MPC designation | (9918) 1979 MK3 | ||||||||||||
| 1988 CX | |||||||||||||
| Main Belt asteroid | |||||||||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||||||||
| Epoch October 27, 2007 | |||||||||||||
| Aphelion | 3.5132157 AU | ||||||||||||
| Perihelion | 2.6990087 AU | ||||||||||||
| 3.1061122 AU | |||||||||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.1310653 | ||||||||||||
| 1999.5125633 d | |||||||||||||
| 247.55320° | |||||||||||||
| Inclination | 6.14931° | ||||||||||||
| 133.76801° | |||||||||||||
| 333.24306° | |||||||||||||
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| 13.3 | |||||||||||||
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(9918) 1979 MK3 is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 5.47 years.[1] It is associated with the Hygiea family of asteroids.[2]
Discovered on June 25, 1979 by Eleanor Helin and Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1979 MK3".[3]
References
- ↑ "9918 (1979 MK3)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- ↑ Zappala, V., Ph. Bendjoya, A. Cellino, P. Farinella, and C. Froeschle (1997). "Asteroid Dynamical Families.". EAR-A-5-DDR-FAMILY-V4.1. NASA Planetary Data System.
- ↑ (9918) 1979 MK3 Minor Planet Center's Minor Planet Ephemeris Service
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