(305661) Joe Jackson

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Asteroid
(305661) Joejackson
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  July 31, 2016 ( JD 2,457,600.5)
Orbit type Inner main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3974  AU
eccentricity 0.1952
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9295 AU - 2.8653 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.1274 °
Length of the ascending node 204.0167 °
Argument of the periapsis 185.8880 °
Time of passage of the perihelion October 6, 2015
Sidereal period 3.71 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 19.0 likes
history
Explorer Felix Hormuth
Date of discovery January 29, 2009
Another name 2009 BN 73
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(305661) Joejackson is an asteroid of the main inner belt discovered by the German astronomer Felix Hormuth on January 29, 2009 at the Spanish Calar Alto Observatory ( IAU code 493).

The asteroid was named on March 23, 2016 after the English musician Joe Jackson (* 1954).

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