Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Schelte J. Bus |
Discovery date | 1981 |
Designations | |
Bus/1981b; Bus/1981 XI; | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | March 6, 2006 |
Aphelion | 4.798 AU |
Perihelion | 2.174 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.486 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.3764 |
Orbital period | 6.509 a |
Inclination | 2.5768° |
Last perihelion | May 9, 2020 [1] December 19, 2013 [2] [3] July 7, 2007 |
Next perihelion | 2029-Jun-07 [4] |
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