(2007) McCuskey
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Asteroid (2007) McCuskey |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Asteroid family | Hertha family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.384 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.111 AU - 2.658 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.042 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 17.057 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 185.524 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 6, 2013 |
| Sidereal period | 3.68 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 21.88 km |
| Albedo | 0.0703 |
| Absolute brightness | 12 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Goethe Link Observatory |
| Date of discovery | September 22, 1963 |
| Another name | 1963 SQ; 1936 HP; 1941 SW 1 ; 1943 EL; 1947 GE; 1951 LV; 1952 SB 1 ; 1952 UR 1 ; 1958 GB; 1963 TL; 1963 VC; 1965 CA; 1965 CC; 1966 OB; 1969 EC 1 ; 1970 QD 1 ; A921 EK |
| 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. | |
(2007) McCuskey ( 1963 SQ ; 1936 HP ; 1941 SW 1 ; 1943 EL ; 1947 GE ; 1951 LV ; 1952 SB 1 ; 1952 UR 1 ; 1958 GB ; 1963 TL ; 1963 VC ; 1965 CA ; 1965 CC ; 1966 OB ; 1969 EC 1 ; 1970 QD 1 ; A921 EK ) is an asteroid of the main belt , which at the Goethe link Observatory as part of the September 22, 1963 Indiana Asteroid Program , which by US astronomer Frank K. Edmondson was initiated discovered has been.
designation
The asteroid was named after Sidney McCuskey (1907–1979). He was President of the Warner and Swasey Observatory from 1959 to 1970 .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volume 1, accessed November 26, 2013