14309 Defoy
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery site | Vienna |
| Discovery date | September 22, 1908 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 14309 |
| A908 SA | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch January 4, 2010 | |
| Aphelion | 3.7728067 |
| Perihelion | 1.4223211 |
| Eccentricity | 0.4524404 |
| 1529.1418762 | |
| 60.25421 | |
| Inclination | 6.48159 |
| 175.16855 | |
| 136.37305 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.0 | |
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14309 Defoy (A908 SA) is a Mars-crosser asteroid discovered on September 22, 1908, by Johann Palisa at Vienna. Joachim Schubart was involved in the identification also.[1] The number is very high for this time period, with the next numbered minor planet being 14310 Shuttleworth, discovered in 1966.[2]
Most of Palisa's discoveries were between 136 Austria (discovered 1874) and 1073 Gellivara (d. 1923), but this one had a much higher numbering.[3] Palisa worked from Vienna Observatory for this discovery.[4]
The asteroid is named for the woman Ilse Defoy.[5] The Defoy family were landowners near the city of Foy in modern-day Belgium.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names By Lutz D. Schmadel
- ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 14310 Shuttleworth
- ↑ Johann Palisa, the most successful visual discoverer of asteroids
- ↑ Johann Palisa, the most successful visual discoverer of asteroids
- ↑ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names By Lutz D. Schmadel
- ↑ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names By Lutz D. Schmadel
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