3066 McFadden
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
| Discovery date | 1 March 1984 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (3066) McFadden |
| 1984 EO | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 29212 days (79.98 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.8638553 AU (428.42665 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.1902531 AU (327.65720 Gm) |
| 2.527054 AU (378.0419 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1332781 |
| 4.02 yr (1467.3 d) | |
| 132.93820° | |
| 0° 14m 43.252s / day | |
| Inclination | 15.57304° |
| 175.70574° | |
| 187.65865° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.18609 AU (177.437 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.5829 AU (386.40 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.390 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.798 h (0.5749 d) | |
| 11.2 | |
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3066 McFadden (1984 EO) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 1, 1984, by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It was named for the University of Maryland planetary scientist Lucy A. McFadden.[2]
References
- 1 2 "3066 McFadden (1984 EO)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "Lucy A. McFadden". Deep Impact: Science: Science Team. University of Maryland. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 3066 McFadden, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2005)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 3066 McFadden at the JPL Small-Body Database
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