9902 Kirkpatrick
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Paul Comba |
| Discovery date | July 3, 1997 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 9902 Kirkpatrick |
| 1997 NY, 1988 XS4, 1994 RK29, 1996 EJ16 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 | |
| Aphelion | 2.3933043 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0271321 AU |
| 2.2102182 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0828362 |
| 1200.1931511 d (3.29 a | |
Average orbital speed | 20.03 km/s |
| 254.80261° | |
| Inclination | 5.31702° |
| 274.51519° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~17.8 km[1] |
| ~0.01 | |
| 14.7 | |
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9902 Kirkpatrick is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.29 year.[2]
Discovered on July 3, 1997 by Paul Comba at the Prescott Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1997 NY". It was renamed "Kirkpatrick" for Ralph Kirkpatrick, eminent American harpsichordist, clavichordist, musicologist and teacher.[3]
References
- ↑ Tedesco E.F., Noah P.V., Noah M., Price S.D. "The supplemental IRAS minor planet survey (SIMPS)".
- ↑ "9902 Kirkpatrick (1997 NY)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ↑ MPC 34356 Minor Planet Center
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