(8001) Ramsden

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Asteroid
(8001) Ramsden
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.1370  AU
eccentricity 0.1677
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6108 AU - 3.6632 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.6838 °
Sidereal period 5.55 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.82 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.2 mag
history
Explorer A. Mrkos
Date of discovery 4th October 1986
Another name 1986 TR 3 , 1969 RQ 1 , 1981 XC 1 , 1991 RK 12
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.

(8001) Ramsden is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 4 October 1986 by Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos at Kleť Observatory ( IAU code was discovered 046).

The celestial body is named after the English optician and inventor Jesse Ramsden (1735–1800).

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