9680 Molina
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | , |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 9680 |
Named after | Mario J. Molina |
| 3557 P-L | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.5174029 |
| Perihelion | 2.0240347 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1086370 |
| 1249.8084929 | |
| 250.39035 | |
| Inclination | 4.65711 |
| 312.57673 | |
| 150.55330 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | est. 3.8-8.6 km[1] |
| 14.1 | |
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9680 Molina (3557 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 1960, by C.J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groenefeld on plates taken by T. Gehrels with the Schmidt telescope at Palomar Observatory.[2] It is named after Mario Molina, a Mexican-born chemist and co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
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