11066 Sigurd

Sigurd
Discovery
Discovered by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker
Discovery site Palomar Observatory
Discovery date February 9, 1992
Designations
MPC designation 11066
1992 CC1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 1.913743488413312
Perihelion .8695859604608143
Eccentricity .3751469407887974
599.6534758167585
72.68024905225616
Inclination 36.88512084963006
349.2699086646356
21.94545291332259
Physical characteristics
15.2

    11066 Sigurd (1992 CC1) is an Apollo (NEO) discovered on February 9, 1992, by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory.

    It is a contact binary asteroid.[1]

    References

    1. Dr. Lance A. M. Benner (2013-11-18). "Binary and Ternary near-Earth Asteroids detected by radar". NASA/JPL Asteroid Radar Research. Retrieved 2014-03-01.

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