12311 Ingemyr
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | UESAC |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | March 1, 1992 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 12311 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Perihelion | 2.1289893 |
| 2.6513250 | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1970093 |
| 1576.859985 | |
| 130.73314 | |
| Inclination | 5.42845 |
| 52.38885 | |
| 3.33308 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.2 | |
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12311 Ingemyr (1992 EO6) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 1, 1992,[1] by UESAC located at La Silla.[2]
It is named in honor of the astronomer Mikael Ingemyr, born on January 8, 1991 in Sweden. Ingemyr was awarded the naming of this asteroid for having won the international competition The Universe - yours to discover with the Nordic telescope during the International Year of Astronomy 2009.[3]
References
- ↑ "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (10001)-(15000)". Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 12311 Ingemyr". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ↑ "Nordic Optical Telescope website". Nordic Optical Telescope. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
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