8967 Calandra
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Calandra |
| Designation | 14878 T-1 |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverers | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery date | May 13, 1971 |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.1123428 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 3.0585610 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.7152179 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 3.4024995 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 5.35 a |
| Inclination (i) | 9.74703° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 170.73438° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 173.80059° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 153.02081° |
8967 Calandra is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.7152179 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1123428 and an orbital period of 1954.04 days (5.35 years).[1]
Calandra has an average orbital speed of 17.02993679 km/s and an inclination of 9.74542 °.
The asteroid was discovered on May 13, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels.
This asteroid is named for a bird, the corn bunting (miliaria calandra).
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
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