147397 Bobhazel
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | James Whitney Young |
| Discovery site | Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California |
| Discovery date | March 30, 2003 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 147397 |
| 2003 FO7 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.3161482 |
| Perihelion | 2.5640466 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1279042 |
| 1841.3697786 | |
| 98.58183 | |
| Inclination | 4.60314 |
| 180.29243 | |
| 295.26011 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 16.0 [2] | |
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147397 Bobhazel (2003 FO7) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 30, 2003 by James Whitney Young at the Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California.[1]
Named for the combination of the two first names of Bob and Hazel, the discoverer’s friends Bob and Hazel Sealy of Seaside, Oregon. The Sealy family was partly instrumental in the discoverer’s early astronomical career. Bob Sealy founded the Seaside Amateur Astronomers Club and taught astronomy at Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Oregon.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (145001)-(150000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- ↑ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- Minor Planet Circulars, 2007 November 24.
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