- 17777 Ornicar
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Ornicar Discovery and designationDiscovered by OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey Discovery site Caussols Discovery date March 24, 1998 DesignationsMPC designation 17777 Alternate name(s) 1998 FV9 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 2.5987925 Peri 1.8922205 Eccentricity 0.1573302 Orbital period 1229.0509545 Mean anomaly 157.61272 Inclination 4.75613 Longitude of ascending node 331.72938 Argument of peri 12.11780 Absolute magnitude (H) 15.3 17777 Ornicar (1998 FV9) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 24, 1998 by the OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey at Caussols.
In French elementary schools, the mnemonic phrase "mais ou et donc or ni car" ("but or and so yet nor for") is often used to help children learn coordinating conjunctions. The sequence sounds like the sentence "Mais où est donc Ornicar" ("but where could Ornicar be?"), and Ornicar sounds like a familiar name to most Frenchmen.
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Categories:- Main Belt asteroids
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1998
- Main Belt asteroid stubs
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