(990) Yerkes

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Asteroid
(990) Yerkes
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6682  AU
eccentricity 0.2164
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0908 AU - 3.2455 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.78 °
Sidereal period 4,358 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.23 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 18.46 km
Albedo 0.130
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,679 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer George Van Biesbroeck
Date of discovery 1922
Another name 1922 MZ, 1961 UB 1 , A913 UA
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(990) Yerkes is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 23 November 1922 by Belgian astronomer George Van Biesbroeck at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay , Wisconsin was discovered.

The name is derived from the Yerkes Observatory , where the asteroid was discovered.

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