2308 Schilt

Schilt
Discovery and designation
Discovered by C. U. Cesco and A. R. Klemola
Discovery site Yale-Columbia Southern Station, El Leoncito
Discovery date May 6, 1967
Designations
MPC designation 2308
Named after
Jan Schilt
1967 JM
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.9931258
Perihelion 2.1031664
Eccentricity 0.1746288
1485.7129509
14.16314
Inclination 14.18137
34.46488
233.26795
Physical characteristics
0.1094
11.80

    2308 Schilt (1967 JM) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 6, 1967 by C. U. Cesco and A. R. Klemola at the Yale-Columbia Southern Station, El Leoncito. It is named for Jan Schilt, one of the founders of the Station.[1]

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    Notes

    1. Hockey, Thomas (2009), "Schlit 2308", The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers (Springer Publishing), ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0, retrieved November 19, 2012 (subscription required)