9007 James Bond
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Antonín Mrkos |
| Discovery site | Klet Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 5, 1983 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1983 TE1 |
| 1979 SD12 | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch November 4, 2013 | |
| Aphelion | 2.84994 AU (426.345 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.09805 AU (313.864 Gm) |
| 2.47399 AU (370.104 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.15196 |
| 3.89 yr | |
| 259.23° | |
| Inclination | 5.8590° |
| 210.09° | |
| 174.42° | |
| Proper orbital elements[1] | |
Proper mean motion | 76.443 deg / yr |
Proper orbital period |
4.70939 yr (1720.105 d) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.9 | |
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Main-belt asteroid 9007 James Bond was discovered on 5 October 1983 by Antonín Mrkos at the Kleť Observatory in the Czech Republic.[2]
It is named in honour of the British novelist Ian Fleming who wrote a series of twelve novels and nine short stories about the fictional British spy James Bond between 1953 and 1964. The numbering of this asteroid, 9007, is significant in that 007 refers to Bond's code number in the British Secret Intelligence Service.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "9007 James Bond (1983 TE1)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2009007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Whitehouse, Dr David (14 April 1999). "The name's Bond, James Bond". BBC News. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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