77185 Cherryh
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Orbital diagram of 77185 Cherryh | |
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by |
D. Wells A. Cruz |
| Discovery site | George Observatory |
| Discovery date | 20 March 2001 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 77185 Cherryh |
Named after |
C. J. Cherryh (American writer)[2] |
| 2001 FE9 · 1998 TG27 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 9151 days (25.05 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.0502 AU (456.30 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.1441 AU (320.75 Gm) |
| 2.5972 AU (388.54 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.17443 |
| 4.19 yr (1528.8 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 18.45 km/s |
| 147.24° | |
| 0.23548°/day | |
| Inclination | 3.1472° |
| 12.662° | |
| 231.56° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.13185 AU (169.322 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.97619 AU (295.634 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 15.9[1] | |
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77185 Cherryh is a main belt asteroid. Its provisional designation was 2001 FE9.[3]
It was discovered on March 20, 2001 at the George Observatory in Needville, Texas, by amateur astronomers Don J. Wells and Alex Cruz of the Fort Bend Astronomy Club (FBAC) Asteroid Discovery Team. The discovery was confirmed the next night by Keith Rivich of the FBAC.
The asteroid was named by the discoverers after C. J. Cherryh (b. 1942), the award-winning American science fiction and fantasy author.[2]
See also
- List of minor planets named after people
- List of minor planets: 77001–78000
- Meanings of minor planet names: 77001–78000
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 77185 Cherryh (2001 FE9)" (2015-11-13 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (77185) Cherryh [2.60, 0.17, 3.2]. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 230. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ↑ "77185 Cherryh (2001 FE9)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
External links
- Don Wells
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser. 77185 Cherryh.
- FBAC Asteroid and HEAT Team Page. FBAC Asteroid Discoveries at the George Observatory.
- 77185 Cherryh at the JPL Small-Body Database
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