(297409) Mållgan

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Asteroid
(297409) Mållgan
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Inner main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3930  AU
eccentricity 0.2481
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7992 AU - 2.9868 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.1745 °
Length of the ascending node 312.5238 °
Argument of the periapsis 61.7940 °
Sidereal period 3.70 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 17.7 mag
history
Explorer Alexis Brandeker
Date of discovery September 1, 2000
Another name 2000 RE 39
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.

(297409) Mållgan is an asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on September 1, 2000 by the Swedish astronomer Alexis Brandeker at the Stockholm Observatory in Saltsjöbaden ( IAU code 052).

The asteroid's orbit around the Sun has a high eccentricity of 0.2481 .

(297409) Mållgan on 22 July 2013 following Alfons named, the imaginary friend of Alfie Atkins . Willi Wiberg (originally Alfons Åberg ) is a series of children's books by the Swedish author Gunilla Bergström . The fantasy friend is called Mållgan in the Swedish original . The naming is a dedication to all fantasy friends.

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