(328305) Jackmcdevitt

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Asteroid
(328,305) Jackmcdevitt
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  February 16, 2017 ( JD 2,457,800.5)
Orbit type Middle main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5518  AU
eccentricity 0.2552
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9006 AU - 3.2030 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.1445 °
Length of the ascending node 115.6812 °
Argument of the periapsis 185.5389 °
Time of passage of the perihelion February 6, 2017
Sidereal period 4.08 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 16.8 likes
history
Explorer Lawrence Aquarius
Date of discovery October 20, 2006
Another name 2008 HY , 2008 HK 68 , 2008 HL 68
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.

(328305) Jackmcdevitt is an asteroid of the main middle belt discovered on October 20, 2006 by the American astronomer Lawrence Wassermann at the Kitt Peak National Observatory ( IAU code 695) in Arizona .

The asteroid's orbit around the Sun has a high eccentricity of 0.2553 .

(328305) Jackmcdevitt was named after the American science fiction author Jack McDevitt (* 1935) on February 22, 2016 at the suggestion of Lawrence Wassermann .

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