(8749) Beatles

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Asteroid
(8749) Beatles
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.25447  AU
eccentricity 0.187118
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8326 AU - 2.6763 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.364 °
Sidereal period 3.39 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.83 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.2 mag
history
Explorer J. Broughton
Date of discovery April 3, 1998
Another name 1998 GJ 10 , 1984 CH 1 , 1986 TW 15 , 1986 UD 1 , 1991 ED 5 , 1996 TN 50
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.

(8749) The Beatles is an asteroid of the main belt , which after the famous rock band The Beatles was named. It was discovered on April 3, 1998 by the Australian amateur astronomer John Broughton at his private observatory , the Reedy Creek Observatory ( IAU code 428), in Queensland , Australia.

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