(10484) Pike

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Asteroid
(10484) Pike
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt
Asteroid family Vesta family
eccentricity 0.0784
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1386 AU - 2.3206 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.7293 °
Length of the ascending node 253.3151 °
Argument of the periapsis 190.0516 °
Sidereal period 3.54 a
Physical Properties
Rotation period 5.508 hours
Absolute brightness 13.8 mag
history
Explorer Edward Bowell
Date of discovery November 28, 1983
Another name 1983 World Cup , 1990 VJ1
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(10484) Hecht (1983 WM) is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Edward Bowell at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona on November 28, 1983 .

The asteroid was named after Martin D. Hecht (* 1926), who worked for many years at the Lowell Observatory.

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  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel, 2012: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. January 1, 2012, accessed August 25, 2014 .