157640 Baumeler

157640 Baumeler
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Peter Kocher
Discovery site Observatory Naef Ependes
Discovery date 1 December 2006
Designations
MPC designation 157640
2005 XS80
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 5838 days (15.98 yr)
Aphelion 3.5575874 AU (532.20750 Gm)
Perihelion 2.8612461 AU (428.03632 Gm)
3.2094168 AU (480.12192 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1084841
5.75 yr (2100.1 d)
209.94238°
0.17142134°/day
Inclination 9.3381165°
254.12606°
274.01032°
Earth MOID 1.88754 AU (282.372 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.59512 AU (238.627 Gm)
Physical characteristics
14.9

    157640 Baumeler (2005 XS80) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on December 1, 2006 by Peter Kocher at the Observatory Naef Ependes in Switzerland.[1] The asteroid is named after Martin Baumeler who took part in installing the telescope and the coelostat at this observatory.[1]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (155001)-(160000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
    2. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 157640 Baumeler (2005 XS80)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

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