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2007 McCuskey DiscoveryDiscovered by Indiana Asteroid Program Discovery date September 22, 1963 DesignationsAlternate name(s) A921 EK; 1936 HP;
1941 SW1; 1943 EL;
1947 GE; 1951 LV;
1952 SB1; 1952 UR1;
1958 GB; 1963 SQ;
1963 TL; 1963 VC;
1965 CA; 1965 CC;
1966 OB; 1969 EC1;
1970 QD1Minor planet
categoryMain belt Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5) Aphelion 398.061 Gm (2.661 AU) Perihelion 315.312 Gm (2.108 AU) Semi-major axis 356.686 Gm (2.384 AU) Eccentricity 0.116 Orbital period 1344.745 d (3.68 a) Average orbital speed 19.22 km/s Mean anomaly 30.500° Inclination 3.050° Longitude of ascending node 17.141° Argument of perihelion 184.504° Physical characteristicsDimensions 21.88 km Mass 1.1×1016? kg Mean density 2.0? g/cm³ Equatorial surface gravity 0.0061? m/s² Escape velocity 0.0116? km/s Rotation period ? d Albedo 0.0703 Temperature ~180 K Spectral type ? Absolute magnitude (H) 11.8 2007 McCuskey is an asteroid which was discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program. It is named in honour of the American observatory director Sidney W. McCuskey.
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