8515 Corvan
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | R. H. McNaught |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring |
| Discovery date | September 4, 1991 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 8515 |
| 1991 RJ | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.0500522 |
| Perihelion | 2.1918662 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1637160 |
| 1549.8470193 | |
| 2.87374 | |
| Inclination | 13.21074 |
| 337.80852 | |
| 331.69429 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.9 | |
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8515 Corvan (1991 RJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 4, 1991 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring. The asteroid was named after Patrick Corvan, an amateur astronomer and the former caretaker of the Armagh Planetarium.[1]
References
- ↑ McFarland, John (2005-09-05). "Local Amateur Astronomer Honoured". Armagh Observatory. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
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