2959 Scholl
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station |
| Discovery date | 4 September 1983 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (2959) Scholl |
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Named after
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Hans Scholl |
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1983 RE2 · 1968 UB3 1977 UK · 1978 EY1 |
|
| main-belt (outer) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 47.39 yr (17310 days) |
| Aphelion | 5.0303 AU (752.52 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.8584 AU (427.61 Gm) |
| 3.9444 AU (590.07 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.27532 |
| 7.83 yr (2861.3 d) | |
| 4.2993° | |
| 0° 7m 32.952s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.2334° |
| 121.24° | |
| 285.03° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.87286 AU (280.176 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.52004 AU (77.797 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 2.986 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 34.11 km |
|
Mean radius
|
17.055 ± 0.95 km |
| 16 h (0.67 d) | |
| 0.0503 ± 0.006 | |
| 11.1 | |
2959 Scholl, provisional designation 1983 RE2, is an asteroid of the outer main-belt, named after German astronomer Hans Scholl. It was discovered on September 4, 1983 by E. Bowell of the Lowell Observatory at Anderson Mesa Station (Flagstaff AM) in Arizona, United States.
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