(11451) Aaron golden

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Asteroid
(11451) Aaron golden
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,893  AU
eccentricity 0.072
Perihelion - aphelion 2.685 AU - 3.102 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.6 °
Sidereal period 4.92 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.9 likes
history
Explorer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist
Date of discovery 22nd August 1979
Another name 1979 QR1
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(11451) Aarongolden is an asteroid that was discovered on August 22, 1979 by the Swedish astronomer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist .

It was named on November 11, 2000 after the astronomer Aaron Golden (* 1969) of the National University of Ireland, Galway .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Minor Planet Circ. 41571