10416 Kottler
Discovery and designation | |
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Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
Discovery site | Socorro |
Discovery date | 14 November 1998 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 10416 |
1998 VA32 | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 14 May 2008 | |
Aphelion | 3.1348637 |
Perihelion | 1.3478385 |
Eccentricity | 0.3986491 |
1225.6409396 | |
251.38682 | |
Inclination | 20.33165 |
257.83076 | |
251.23381 | |
Physical characteristics | |
14.6 | |
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10416 Kottler (1998 VA32) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on 14 November 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. The asteroid is named for Herbert Kottler,[1] former associate director of MIT's Lincoln Laboratory.
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 24 December 2008.
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