90376 Kossuth
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Krisztián Sárneczky and Szabolcs Mészáros |
| Discovery site | Piszkéstető Station, Hungary |
| Discovery date | November 5, 2003 |
| Orbital characteristics[1][2] | |
| Epoch JD 2456200.5 (30 September 2012) | |
| Aphelion | 3.2005 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.9402 AU |
| 3.0704 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0424 |
| 5.3772 years (1964.03 days) | |
| 295.04° | |
| Inclination | 11.85° |
| 37.18° | |
| 323.29° | |
| Proper orbital elements | |
Proper mean motion | 0.1832 deg / yr |
Proper orbital period |
1965.0655 yr (717740.175 d) |
Precession of perihelion | 322.748 arcsec / yr |
Precession of the ascending node | 37.1868 arcsec / yr |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | <1 km |
| 15.2 | |
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90376 Kossuth, provisionally designated as (90376) 2003 VL, is a main-belt asteroid named for the Hungarian lawyer, journalist and politician Lajos Kossuth (1802–1894).[1] It was discovered on November 5, 2003 by Krisztián Sárneczky and Szabolcs Mészáros at Piszkéstető Station in the Mátra region of Hungary.[1]
Orbit and size
90376 Kossuth has a diameter of less than 1 km, has an absolute magnitude of 15.2, and an orbital period of approximately 5.38 years.[2]
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