(1853) McElroy
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Asteroid (1853) McElroy |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.063 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.051 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.907 AU - 3.219 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 298.8 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 90.2 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 2455461 |
| Sidereal period of rotation | |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 21 km |
| Albedo | 0.25 |
| Rotation period | 8.0 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.5 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Goethe Link Observatory |
| Date of discovery | December 15, 1957 |
| Another name | 1957 XE; 1930 YP; 1950 NX; 1950 OM |
| 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. | |
(1853) McElroy ( 1957 XE ; 1930 YP ; 1950 NX ; 1950 OM ) is a main belt asteroid that was discovered at the Goethe Link Observatory . It was named after William David McElroy , a biologist and biochemist .