16246 Cantor
16246 Cantor
| Name |
| Name |
Cantor |
| Designation |
2000 HO3 |
| Discovery |
| Discoverers |
P. G. Comba |
| Discovery date |
April 27, 2000 |
| Discovery site |
Prescott Observatory |
| Orbital elements |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) |
| Eccentricity (e) |
0.1814788 |
| Semimajor axis (a) |
3.0979176 AU |
| Perihelion (q) |
2.5357112 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) |
3.6601240 AU |
| Orbital period (P) |
5.45 a |
| Inclination (i) |
0.41811° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
108.24491° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) |
240.97051° |
| Mean anomaly (M) |
70.90020° |
16246 Cantor is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.7152179 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1814788 and an orbital period of 1991.6050528 days (5.45 years).[1]
Cantor has an average orbital speed of 16.9258793 km/s and an inclination of 0.41811°.
The asteroid was discovered on April 27, 2000 at the Prescott Observatory.
This asteroid is named after Georg Cantor, a German mathematician.
References
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- (16245) 2000 GM160
- 16246 Cantor
- 16247 Esner
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