9941 Iguanodon

9941 Iguanodon

Orbit of 9941 Iguanodon (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by E. W. Elst
Discovery date 4 February 1989
Designations
Named after
Iguanodon
1989 CB3, 1994 PV30
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 9829 days (26.91 yr)
Aphelion 2.5795142 AU (385.88983 Gm)
Perihelion 2.0194242 AU (302.10156 Gm)
2.2994692 AU (343.99570 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1217868
3.49 yr (1273.6 d)
272.19659°
 16m 57.572s / day
Inclination 5.436235°
264.34584°
217.85503°
Earth MOID 1.03846 AU (155.351 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.50908 AU (375.353 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.577
Physical characteristics
S-type asteroid[2]
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    9941 Iguanodon is an S-type main belt asteroid which orbits the Sun every 3.49 years.[1]

    It was discovered on February 4, 1989 by Eric Elst at the European Southern Observatory and given the provisional designation "1989 CB3". It was later named "Iguanodon" after the dinosaur genus Iguanodon.[3]

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