(197189) Raymond

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Asteroid
(197189) Raymond
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  May 23, 2014 ( JD 2,456,800.5)
Orbit type Main outer belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1193  AU
eccentricity 0.0935
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8278 AU - 3.4108 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.8009 °
Length of the ascending node 177.9676 °
Argument of the periapsis 266.0312 °
Sidereal period 5.51 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 15.6 mag
history
Explorer Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Date of discovery October 19, 2003
Another name 2003 UL 317
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(197189) Raymond is an asteroid of the main outer belt that was found on October 19, 2003 as part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey at the 2.5-meter Ritchey-Chrétien reflector of the Apache Point Observatory ( IAU code 645) in New Mexico was discovered.

The asteroid was named on November 17, 2013 after the Irish - American astronomer Sean N. Raymond .

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