(8837) London
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Asteroid (8837) London |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2236 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1229 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9503 AU - 2.4970 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.5029 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.32 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 14.9 mag |
| Spectral class | ?-Type |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
| Date of discovery | October 7, 1989 |
| Another name | 1989 TF4 |
| 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. | |
(8837) London is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 7 October 1989 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the European Southern Observatory was discovered.
It was named after the English capital, London .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Alan Chamberlin: JPL Small-Body Database Browser . Ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved June 19, 2010.