30718 Records
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 14 September 1955 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 30718 Records |
Named after | Brenda Records[1] |
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1955 RB1 · 1955 TJ 1964 PH · 1978 VN13 2001 KW67 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 59.95 yr (21,898 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6421 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8886 AU |
| 2.7654 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3170 |
| 4.60 yr (1679.7 days) | |
| 13.949° | |
| Inclination | 5.2942° |
| 278.32° | |
| 54.742° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.8841 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.8 mag | |
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30718 Records, provisional designation 1955 RB1, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 14, 1955 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory, Brooklyn, Indiana. The name honors Brenda Records, who served as office manager for the Indiana University Department of Astronomy for over 20 years.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 30718 Records (1955 RB1)" (2015-08-28 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
External links
- "30718 Records (1955 RB1)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2030718.
- News Release, April 7, 2008: IU Asteroid Program "records" final chapter.
- 30718 Records at the JPL Small-Body Database
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