58345 Moomintroll
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | D. J. Asher |
| Discovery date | February 7, 1999 |
| Orbital characteristics[1][2] | |
| Aphelion | 300.9760 Gm (2.0119 AU) |
| Perihelion | 276.3013 Gm (1.84696 AU) |
| 288.6341 Gm (1.9294 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0427 |
| 2.68 years | |
| 261.3° | |
| Inclination | 17.571° |
| 280.3° | |
| 352.4° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 16.1[1] | |
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58345 Moomintroll (1995 CZ1) is a minor planet discovered on 1995 February 7 by David J. Asher at Siding Spring Observatory. It is in the Hungaria region of the main asteroid belt.[3]
Name
58345 Moomintroll is named after a fictional character in the 1946 novel Comet in Moominland.[1][2] In the story, Moomintroll and his friends discover that a comet is on a collision course with Earth. The story details their adventures to avoid the oncoming catastrophe.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "58345 Moomintroll orbit diagram". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2058345.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Minor Planet Circulars 74769-75106". Minor Planet Center. 2011-05-17.
- ↑ Novakovic, Knezevic and Milani (October 2009). "Synthetic proper elements, Hungaria asteroids".