(3193) Elliot

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Asteroid
(3193) Elliot
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2963  AU
eccentricity 0.1063
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0523 AU - 2.5403 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.7306 °
Sidereal period 3.48 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.65 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
history
Explorer Edward LG Bowell
Date of discovery February 20, 1982
Another name 1982 DJ, 1977 VQ 2 , 1979 YES
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(3193) Elliot is an asteroid of the main belt , on 20 February 1982 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station ( IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the American astrophysicist James L. Elliot .

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