8262 Carcich

8262 Carcich
Name
Name Carcich
Designation 1985 RG
Discovery
Discoverer Edward Bowell
Discovery date September 14, 1985
Orbital elements
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.2083963
Semimajor axis (a) 2.4181655 AU
Perihelion (q) 1.9142288 AU
Aphelion (Q) 2.9221022 AU
Orbital period (P) 3.76 a
Inclination (i) 0.99287°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 10.63941°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 10.75355°
Mean anomaly (M) 350.65681°

8262 Carcich is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 1.9123369 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.2083963 and an orbital period of 1373.4961934 days (3.76 years).[1]

Carcich has an average orbital speed of 19.15063214 km/s and an inclination of 0.99287°.

This asteroid was discovered on September 14, 1985 by Edward Bowell.

This asteroid is named after Brian T. Carcich, developer of computer software.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-03-02.