12359 Cajigal
12359 Cajigal
| Name |
| Name |
Cajigal |
| Designation |
1993 SN3 |
| Discovery |
| Discoverer |
Orlando A. Naranjo |
| Discovery date |
September 22, 1993 |
| Orbital elements |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) |
| Eccentricity (e) |
0.1602051 |
| Semimajor axis (a) |
3.1941208 AU |
| Perihelion (q) |
2.6828106 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) |
3.7063936 AU |
| Orbital period (P) |
5.71 a |
| Inclination (i) |
0.93958° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
175.23114° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) |
225.10691° |
| Mean anomaly (M) |
117.71719° |
12359 Cajigal is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion 2.6828106 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1602051 and an orbital period of 2085.54 days (5.71 years).[1]
Cajigal has an average orbital speed of 16.66 km/s and an inclination of 0.9394°.
This asteroid was discovered on September 22, 1993 by Orlando A. Naranjo.
This asteroid is named after Juan Manuel Cajigal y Odoardo who founded the Military Academy of Mathematics in Venezuela.[1]
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- (12358) 1993 SO2
- 12359 Cajigal
- 12360 Unilandes
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