(7881) Slater

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Asteroid
(7881) Slater
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.9351  AU
eccentricity 0.1170
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5918 AU - 3.2784 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.7926 °
Sidereal period 5.03 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.37 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.1 mag
history
Explorer EW Elst
Date of discovery 2nd September 1992
Another name 1992 RC 7 , 1982 SD 3 , 1990 FU 4 , 1991 NZ 7
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(7881) Slater is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 2 September 1992 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory ( IAU code of 809) European Southern Observatory was discovered.

The heavenly body is named after the German church musician , composer and organist Johann Christian Schieferdecker (1679–1732).

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