(8755) transverse quedula

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Asteroid
(8755) transverse quedula
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  March 23, 2018 ( JD 2,458,200.5)
Orbit type Main outer belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.2172  AU
eccentricity 0.1405
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7653 AU - 3.6692 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.3858 °
Length of the ascending node 65.4459 °
Argument of the periapsis 335.2805 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 19th May 2019
Sidereal period 5.77 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.59 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 11.560 km (± 0.333)
Albedo 0.080 (± 0.016)
Absolute brightness 13.0 likes
history
Explorer Cornelis Johannes van Houten ,
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld ,
Tom Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 4586 PL , 1992 ET 28
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.

(8755) Querquedula is an asteroid of the outer main belt , which was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch astronomer couple Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld . The discovery came about as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey , during which Tom Gehrels examined field plates recorded at the University of Leiden with the 120 cm Oschin Schmidt telescope of the Palomar observatory .

The mean diameter of the asteroid was calculated to be 11.560 km (± 0.333).

(8755) querquedula is after Knäkente named, whose scientific name is Anas querquedula is. At the time the asteroid was named on February 2, 1999, the teal was on the Dutch Red List of Endangered Species .

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