2612 Kathryn

Kathryn
Discovery and designation
Discovered by N. G. Thomas
Discovery site Flagstaff (AM)
Discovery date February 28, 1979
Designations
MPC designation 2612
1979 DE
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.372 AU
Perihelion 2.420 AU
Eccentricity 0.1644
1800.180 d
355.889°
Inclination 20.178°
132.922°
359.586°
Physical characteristics
10.8

    2612 Kathryn (1979 DE) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 28, 1979 by N. G. Thomas at Flagstaff (AM).

    Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2004–2005 show a rotation period of 7.7000 ± 0.0002 hours with a brightness variation of 0.43 ± 0.02 magnitude.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ Pray, Donald P. (September 2005), "Lightcurve analysis of asteroids 106, 752, 847, 1057, 1630, 1670, 1927 1936, 2426, 2612, 2647, 4087, 5635, 5692, and 6235", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 32 (3): 48–51, Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...48P.

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