19980 Barrysimon
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | David H. Levy and Carolyn S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | November 22, 1989 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 19980 |
| 1989 WF2 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch January 4, 2010 | |
| Aphelion | 2.9505025 |
| Perihelion | 1.7507979 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2551857 |
| 1316.3774171 | |
| 177.97805 | |
| Inclination | 21.61206 |
| 21.61206 | |
| 261.21233 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.4 | |
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19980 Barrysimon (1989 WF2) is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on November 22, 1989 by David H. Levy and Carolyn S. Shoemaker at Palomar
It is named for amateur astronomer Barry Simon.[1] Simon is the founder of the Deep South Regional StarGaze, an amateur event held in the south annually since 1983. He is also a multi-term past president of the Pontchartrain Astronomy Society of New Orleans, LA.
Notes
- ↑
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser Retrieved 10/8/2006.
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