18235 Lynden-Bell
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | , |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 18235 |
Named after | Donald Lynden-Bell |
| 1003 T-2 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.5804606 |
| Perihelion | 2.5942346 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1597206 |
| 1981.4207679 | |
| 33.07155 | |
| Inclination | 0.70968 |
| 218.25385 | |
| 262.43158 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.9 | |
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18235 Lynden-Bell (1003 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1979 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. Like many asteroid belt bodies, it has an orbit of about 5,5 years.
The asteroid is named for astronomer Donald Lynden-Bell.
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