115891 Scottmichael

115891 Scottmichael

Infobox Planet
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discovery_ref =
discoverer = James Whitney Young
discovery_site = Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California
discovered = November 14, 2003
designations = yes
mp_name = 115891
alt_names = 2003 VW2
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orbit_ref =
epoch = November 30, 2008
aphelion = 2.8284348
perihelion = 2.2885920
semimajor =
eccentricity = 0.1054993
period = 1494.7892891
avg_speed =
inclination = 4.61763
asc_node = 26.11816
mean_anomaly = 354.29599
arg_peri = 130.30111
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abs_magnitude = 16.4

115891 Scottmichael (2003 VW2) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on November 14, 2003 by James Whitney Young at the Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California.

Named using the combination of the first names for the two grandsons Scott Young and Michael Young of the discoverer, both sons of the discoverer’s son Jeffrey Young.

References

* "Minor Planet Circulars", 2008 March 21.

External links

* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=115891+Scottmichael JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 115891 Scottmichael]


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