7167 Laupheim
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| Discovery[1] and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Eugene Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | 12 October 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 7167 Laupheim |
Named after | Laupheim |
| 1985 TD3; 1991 VR4 | |
| Main Belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 4 November 2013 (JD 2456600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.7718 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.5011 AU |
| 3.1364 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2026 |
| 5.555 a | |
Average orbital speed | 16.82 km/s |
| Inclination | 23.44° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 11.894 | |
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7167 Laupheim[2] is a main-belt asteroid which was discovered in 1985 at the Palomar Observatory by Carolyn S. Shoemaker and Eugene Shoemaker.
After visiting the public observatory in Laupheim, southern Germany, in 1998, Carolyn Shoemaker was so impressed with the work done at this institution that 1985 TD3 was named Laupheim on 4 May 1999, in honor of Robert Clausen and his team.[3] Clausen founded an association of amateur astronomers in 1975 which organized traveling astronomical exhibitions and numerous international astrofests. Since 1990 Clausen and his coworkers have also been running a Zeiss planetarium and observatory.[4]
References
- ↑ Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets 5001-10000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 JPL
- ↑ http://www.planetarium-laupheim.de/ueber-uns/volkssternwarte-laupheim-ev/7167-laupheim/ Press release from the public observatory in Laupheim with a photograph of the asteroid (in German)
- ↑ http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=laupheim Minor Planet Center
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