7345 Happer

Happer
Discovery
Discovered by McNaught, R. H.
Discovery site Siding Spring
Discovery date 28 July 1992
Designations
MPC designation 7345
1992 OF
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 9986 days (27.34 yr)
Aphelion 3.2447034 AU (485.40072 Gm)
Perihelion 1.6569616 AU (247.87793 Gm)
2.450833 AU (366.6394 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.3239189
3.84 yr (1401.4 d)
33.20361°
 15m 24.775s / day
Inclination 3.678884°
68.39701°
281.17637°
Earth MOID 0.654043 AU (97.8434 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.18757 AU (327.256 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.419
Physical characteristics
14.7

    7345 Happer (1992 OF) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on July 28, 1992, by Robert H. McNaught at Siding Spring.[2] It is named after Felix Happer, the character played by Burt Lancaster in the film Local Hero, who wanted to find a comet to be named after him.[2]

    References

    1. "7345 Happer (1992 OF)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D.; International Astronomical Union (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 592. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

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