- 9973 Szpilman
Infobox Planet
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apsis =
name = 9973 Szpilman
symbol =
caption = Orbit of 9973 Szpilman (blue), planets (red) and theSun (black). The outermost planet visible isJupiter .
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =E. W. Elst
discovered =July 12 ,1993
designations = yes
mp_name =
alt_names = mp|1993 NB|2, 1949 QJ, mp|1979 BV|2, mp|1991 AM|3
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch =October 27 ,2007
aphelion = 2.9650872 AU
perihelion = 2.0965048 AU
semimajor = 2.530796 AU
eccentricity = 0.1716026
period = 1470.5647471 d
avg_speed =
inclination = 1.49873°
asc_node = 297.23247°
mean_anomaly = 107.70337°
arg_peri = 104.31458°
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo =
temperatures=yes
temp_name1 =Kelvin
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 =Celsius
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 14.29973 Szpilman is a
main belt asteroid . It orbits theSun once every 4.03 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9973;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#elem|title = 9973 Szpilman (1993 NB2)|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser]Discovered on
July 12 ,1993 byE. W. Elst working at the European Southern Observatory, it was given the provisional designation mp|1993 NB|2. It was later renamed "Szpilman" afterWladyslaw Szpilman , a Polish pianist. ["MPC 49097" Minor Planet Center]References
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