(24103) Dethury

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Asteroid
(24103) Dethury
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6479  AU
eccentricity 0.1902
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1442 AU - 3.1517 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.0494 °
Sidereal period 4.31 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.30 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.8 mag
history
Explorer Charles W. Juels
Date of discovery November 9, 1999
Another name 1999 VS 9
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(24103) Dethury is an asteroid of the main belt , the American US on November 9, 1999 by amateur astronomer Charles W. Juel at Fountain Hills Observatory ( observatory code 678) in Fountain Hills in the state of Arizona was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the French astronomer and geodesist César François Cassini de Thury (1714–1784).

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