2937 Gibbs

Gibbs
Discovery
Discovered by	Bowell, E.
Discovery site	Flagstaff (AM)
Discovery date	June 14, 1980
Designations
MPC designation	2937
Named after	Josiah Willard Gibbs
Alternative names	1980 LA
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion	3.0219503
Perihelion	1.6188973
Eccentricity	0.3023269
Orbital period	1291.0687629
Mean anomaly	293.73733
Inclination	21.76541
Longitude of ascending node	265.78726
Argument of perihelion	71.83347
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.9

2937 Gibbs (1980 LA) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on June 14, 1980 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff (AM).

References

Behrend, R. (2005) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html
Behrend, R. (2005) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html

External links

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