8776 Campestris
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Campestris |
| Designation | 2287 T-3 |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverers | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1977 |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.208848 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 2.6868969 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.1257439 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 3.2480499 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 4.40 a |
| Inclination (i) | 3.44615° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 300.39426° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 337.82181° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 10.61375° |
8776 Campestris is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.12574339 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.208848 and an orbital period of 1608.6994893 days (4.40 years).[1]
Cahill has an average orbital speed of 18.17325668 km/s and an inclination of 3.44521°.
The asteroid was discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels.
This article is named for the bird, anthus campestris.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
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