5159 Burbine

Burbine
Discovery
Discovered by	Harvard Observatory
Discovery site	Harvard
Discovery date	9 September 1977
Designations
MPC designation	5159
Alternative names	1977 RG
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	22441 days (61.44 yr)
Aphelion	3.1030565 AU (464.21065 Gm)
Perihelion	2.4710038 AU (369.65691 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.787030 AU (416.9338 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1133918
Orbital period	4.65 yr (1699.5 d)
Mean anomaly	163.28718°
Mean motion	0° 12^m 42.595^s / day
Inclination	9.255061°
Longitude of ascending node	167.21461°
Argument of perihelion	83.49776°
Earth MOID	1.47776 AU (221.070 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.97394 AU (295.297 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.302
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.1

5159 Burbine (1977 RG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 9, 1977 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard. It is named after former Mt. Holyoke College professor and current Bates College astronomy professor Tom Burbine.

References

↑ "5159 Burbine (1977 RG)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

External links

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