152188 Morricone

152188 Morricone
Discovery[1]
Discovered by F. Mallia and Alain Maury
Discovery site Campo Catino Austral Observatory, San Pedro de Atacama
Discovery date August 27, 2005
Designations
MPC designation 152188
Named after
Ennio Morricone
2005 QP51
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.0212081
Perihelion 2.0924675
Eccentricity 0.1816190
1493.3211213
170.77738
Inclination 14.78976
30.60833
28.80145
Physical characteristics
15.4 [2]

    152188 Morricone (2005 QP51) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 27, 2005 by F. Mallia and Alain Maury at the Campo Catino Austral Observatory, San Pedro de Atacama.[1] It was named in honor of the composer Ennio Morricone on June 1, 2007.

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (150001)-(155000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
    2. Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2009.

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