2329 Orthos

Orthos
Discovery
Discovered by	H.-E. Schuster
Discovery site	European Southern Observatory
Discovery date	19 November 1976
Designations
MPC designation	2329
Named after	Orthrus
Alternative names	1976 WA
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	39.86 yr (14558 days)
Aphelion	3.986471493379878 AU (596.36764701587 Gm)
Perihelion	0.8311474799587040 AU (124.33789323949 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.408809486669 AU (360.3527701276 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.6549550786152260
Orbital period	3.74 yr (1365.5 d)
Mean anomaly	202.9245610124300°
Mean motion	0° 15^m 49.08^s / day
Inclination	24.46668968832540°
Longitude of ascending node	169.3218527619340°
Argument of perihelion	146.0297586529320°
Earth MOID	0.0979236 AU (14.64916 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.70664 AU (255.310 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.096
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.6

2329 Orthos (1976 WA) is an Apollo asteroid and Near-Earth object discovered on November 19, 1976 by H.-E. Schuster at the European Southern Observatory.

References

↑ "2329 Orthos (1976 WA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

External links

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