- 2868 Upupa
Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = Upupa
symbol =
caption =
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =P. Wild
discovery_site =Zimmerwald
discovered =October 30 ,1972
designations = yes
mp_name = 2868
alt_names = 1972 UA
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch =May 14 ,2008
aphelion = 3.3102709
perihelion = 2.3152741
semimajor =
eccentricity = 0.1768712
period = 1723.0597808
avg_speed =
inclination = 7.55194
asc_node = 138.24663
mean_anomaly = 187.58158
arg_peri = 261.25840
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo =
temperatures=
temp_name1 =
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 =
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 13.12868 Upupa (1972 UA) is a
Main-belt Asteroid discovered onOctober 30 ,1972 byP. Wild atZimmerwald . It is named after a bird, thehoopoe ("Upupa epops").External links
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2868+Upupa JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 2868 Upupa]
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