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Corvan Discovery and designationDiscovered by R. H. McNaught Discovery site Siding Spring Discovery date September 4, 1991 DesignationsMPC designation 8515 Alternate name(s) 1991 RJ Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 3.0500522 Peri 2.1918662 Eccentricity 0.1637160 Orbital period 1549.8470193 Mean anomaly 2.87374 Inclination 13.21074 Longitude of ascending node 337.80852 Argument of peri 331.69429 Absolute magnitude (H) 12.9 8515 Corvan (1991 RJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 4, 1991 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring. The asteroid was named after Patrick Corvan, an amateur astronomer and the former caretaker of the Armagh Planetarium.[1]
References
- ^ McFarland, John (2005-09-05). "Local Amateur Astronomer Honoured". Armagh Observatory. http://star.arm.ac.uk/press/2005/corvan_pr.html. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
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