(1955) McMath

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Asteroid
(1955) McMath
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.857  AU
eccentricity 0.066
Perihelion - aphelion 2,668 AU - 3,045 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.005 °
Sidereal period 4.83 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 10 km
Rotation period 5.6 h
Absolute brightness 12.1 mag
history
Explorer Goethe Link Observatory
Date of discovery September 22, 1963
Another name 1963 SR; 1936 BA; 1949 XN; 1951 EP 2 ; 1953 RN; 1963 TK
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(1955) McMath is an asteroid of the main belt , which on September 22, 1963 at the Goethe Link Observatory was discovered.

It is named after the American astronomer, engineer and entrepreneur Robert Raynolds McMath (* 1891; † 1962).