(9918) 1979 MK3

Infobox Planet
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name = mp|(9918) 1979 MK|3
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caption = Orbit of mp|(9918) 1979 MK|3 (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer = E. F. Helin & S. J. Bus
discovered = June 25, 1979
designations = yes
mp_name = mp|(9918) 1979 MK|3
alt_names = 1988 CX
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orbit_ref =
epoch = October 27, 2007
aphelion = 3.5132157 AU
perihelion = 2.6990087 AU
semimajor = 3.1061122 AU
eccentricity = 0.1310653
period = 1999.5125633 d
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inclination = 6.14931°
asc_node = 133.76801°
mean_anomaly = 247.55320°
arg_peri = 333.24306°
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temperatures=yes
temp_name1 = Kelvin
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temp_name2 = Celsius
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abs_magnitude = 13.3

mp|(9918) 1979 MK|3 is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 5.47 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9918|title = 9918 (1979 MK3)|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser|publisher = NASA/JPL|accessdate = 2008-02-01] It is associated with the Hygiea family of asteroids. [cite web|url = http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/family.html|author = Zappala, V., Ph. Bendjoya, A. Cellino, P. Farinella, and C. Froeschle|title = Asteroid Dynamical Families.|work = EAR-A-5-DDR-FAMILY-V4.1|publisher = NASA Planetary Data System|date = 1997]

Discovered on June 25, 1979 by Eleanor Helin and Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "mp|1979 MK|3". [(9918) 1979 MK3 "Minor Planet Center's Minor Planet Ephemeris Service"]

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