- 9956 Castellaz
Infobox Planet
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apsis =
name = 9956 Castellaz
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caption = Orbit of 9956 Catellaz (blue), planets (red) and theSun (black). The outermost planet visible isJupiter .
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =L. D. Schmadel &F. Borngen
discovered =October 5 ,1991
designations = yes
mp_name = 9956 Castellaz
alt_names = mp|1991 TX|4, mp|1994 RG|12
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch =October 27 ,2007
aphelion = 2.5332824 AU
perihelion = 1.8933406 AU
semimajor = 2.2133115 AU
eccentricity = 0.1445666
period = 1202.7136427 d
avg_speed =
inclination = 5.83703°
asc_node = 358.03360°
mean_anomaly = 242.97614°
arg_peri = 116.16252°
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
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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 = 14.39956 Castellaz is a
main belt asteroid . It orbits theSun once every 3.29 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9956;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#elem|title = 9956 Castellaz (1991 TX4)|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser]Discovered on
October 5 ,1991 byL. D. Schmadel andF. Borngen it was given the provisional designation "mp|1991 TX|4". It was later renamed "Castellaz" after German physicistPeter Castellaz . ["MPC 42670" Minor Planet Center]References
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