- 57658 Nilrem
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Nilrem Discovery and designationDiscovered by M. Ory Discovery site Vicques Discovery date October 17, 2001 DesignationsMPC designation 57658 Named after Jean-Claude Merlin Alternate name(s) 2001 UJ1 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 2.6904673 Peri 2.5398667 Eccentricity 0.0287937 Orbital period 1544.7122098 Mean anomaly 13.55440 Inclination 13.60697 Longitude of ascending node 33.23287 Argument of peri 187.06990 Absolute magnitude (H) 15.1 57658 Nilrem (2001 UJ1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 2001 by M. Ory at Vicques.
It is named after Jean-Claude Merlin (b. 1954), a technician in process computing in Le Creusot, France, an observer of comets and asteroids for more than 30 years. He wrote many papers for astronomical magazines and several books about minor planets. He is the founder-president of the Société Astronomique de Bourgogne. Nilrem changes to "Merlin" spelled backwards.
References
Minor Planet Circular 51190
External links
- NASA JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 57658 Nilrem
Categories:- Main Belt asteroids
- Astronomical objects discovered in 2001
- Main Belt asteroid stubs
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