3953 Perth

Perth
Discovery and designation
Discovered by E. Bowell
Discovery site Flagstaff (AM)
Discovery date November 6, 1986
Designations
MPC designation 3953
1986 VB6
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.6857274
Perihelion 1.8361792
Eccentricity 0.1878739
1241.7547056
140.78048
Inclination 4.95124
129.11593
237.92492
Physical characteristics
13.6

    3953 Perth (1986 VB6) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 6, 1986 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It was named for Perth Observatory.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ Lutz D. Schmadel (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Vol 1 (Fifth Revised and Enlarged ed.). Berlin Heidelberg New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 337. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
    • Wisniewski, W.Z.; Michalowski, T.M.; Harris, A.W.; McMillan, R.S. (1997) Icarus 126, 395-449; 1995, Lunar & Planetary Science XXVI, 1511-1512.

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