3001 Michelangelo
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Edward Bowell |
| Discovery date: | January 24, 1982 |
| Alternative names: | 1982 BC1 |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 1, 2005 (JD 2453705.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 2.522 AU |
| Perihelion distance: | 2.191 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 2.357 AU |
| Eccentricity: | .070 |
| Orbital period: | 1321.298 d |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 19.379 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 269.047° |
| Inclination: | 18.357 ° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 297.801° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 136.005° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude: | 12.4 |
3001 Michelangelo is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell in 1982. It is named after Michelangelo Buonarotti, the Italian renaissance artist.
[edit] References
- Catchall Catalog of Minor Planets
- AstDys
- JPL neo page, including orbit diagrams
- telnet://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov:6775 telnet for JPL Horizons, easier and more comprehensive than web version
See also: List of asteroids
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