99906 Uofalberta

Infobox Planet | minorplanet = yes | width = 25em | bgcolour = #FFFFC0
name=99906 Uofalberta
discovery=yes
discovery_ref= [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html]
discoverer=Andrew Lowe
discovered=August 17, 2002
designations = yes
alt_names=mp|2002 QV|53
mp_category=Main belt
orbit_ref= [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html]
epoch=February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
semimajor=480.163 Gm (3.210 AU)
perihelion=436.565 Gm (2.918 AU)
aphelion=523.761 Gm (3.501 AU)
eccentricity=0.091
period=2100.358 d (5.75 a)
inclination=11.699°
asc_node=161.524°
arg_perihelion=214.268°
mean_anomaly=305.218°
avg_speed=16.59 km/s
physical_characteristics=yes
dimensions=? km
mass=?e|? kg
density=? g/cm³
surface_grav=? m/s²
escape_velocity=? km/s
sidereal_day=? d
axial_tilt=?° | pole_ecliptic_lat=? | pole_ecliptic_lon=?
spectral_type=?
abs_magnitude=14.6
albedo=0.10
single_temperature=~155 K

99906 Uofalberta is an asteroid. It was discovered by Andrew Lowe on August 17, 2002. Its provisional designation was mp|2002 QV|53. It was named after the University of Alberta; the initials of its motto "Quaecumque Vera" ("Whatsoever things are true") appear in the provisional designation.

External links

* [http://members.shaw.ca/andrewlowe/ Andrew Lowe's Minor Planet Home Page]
* [http://scully.cfa.harvard.edu/~cgi/ShowCitation.COM?num=99906 Citation for (99906)]