(9626) Stanley

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Asteroid
(9626) Stanley
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hertha family
Major semi-axis 2.4140  AU
eccentricity 0.1561
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0372 AU - 2.7908 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.2447 °
Sidereal period 3.75 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.17 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.0 mag
history
Explorer Eric Walter Elst
Date of discovery May 14, 1993
Another name 1993 JF 1 , 1987 UT 9 , 1987 WM 1 , 1996 CF 1
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(9626) Stanley is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 14 May 1993 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory ( IAU code 809) of the European Southern Observatory in Chile was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the blind English composer and organist John Stanley (1713–1786).

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