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Asteroid 8405 Asbolus


Named after Asbolus (Greek for sooty), a centaur in Greek mythology. He was a diviner who read omens in the flight of birds.

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Alternate designation1995 GO
ClassificationCentaur

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2451777,5
Semi major axis17,9388 AU
Period [Julian yrs]75,980 Julian years
Inclination17,639 °
Eccentricity0,6190
Lon. of ascending node6,108 °
Argument of perihelion290,323 °
Passage of perihelion2002-Jul-29.502889
Aphelion distance29,0426 AU
Mean anomaly350,822 °

Physical Data
Rotation period8,87 days
Absolute magnitude (H)9,1195
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererJames V. Scotti and Robert Jedicke
Discovered1995-03-28

Data File
Data File Name8405_Asbolus.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size720 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00