3066 McFadden

McFadden[1]
Discovery
Discovered by E. Bowell
Discovery site Flagstaff (AM)
Discovery date 1 March 1984
Designations
MPC designation 3066
1984 EO
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 29212 days (79.98 yr)
Aphelion 2.8638553 AU (428.42665 Gm)
Perihelion 2.1902531 AU (327.65720 Gm)
2.527054 AU (378.0419 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1332781
4.02 yr (1467.3 d)
132.93820°
 14m 43.252s / day
Inclination 15.57304°
175.70574°
187.65865°
Earth MOID 1.18609 AU (177.437 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.5829 AU (386.40 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.390
Physical characteristics
13.798 h (0.5749 d)
11.2

    3066 McFadden (1984 EO) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 1, 1984 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It was named for the University of Maryland planetary scientist Lucy A. McFadden.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "3066 McFadden (1984 EO)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
    2. "Lucy A. McFadden". Deep Impact: Science: Science Team. University of Maryland. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

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