10977 Mathlener
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld |
| Discovery site | Leiden |
| Discovery date | 1973-Sep-30 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 10977 |
| 3177 T-2 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 2012-Sep-30 | |
| Aphelion | 2.2919111 |
| Perihelion | 2.1839489 |
| 2.2379300 | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0241210 |
| 1222.8358896 | |
| 41.78200 | |
| Inclination | 1.38365 |
| 78.99347 | |
| 116.92473 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 15.4 | |
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10977 Mathlener (3177 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered on 30 Sep. 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by Tom Gehrels. It has been named for Dutch amateur astronomer Edwin Mathlener (1962-), director of the Dutch astronomy information center "De Koepel" and editor of its magazine "Zenit" and almanac "Sterrengids".[1]
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 26 Sep 2012.
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