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 designation | 1995 GO |
Classification | Centaur |
Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch | 2451777,5 |
Semi major axis | 17,9388 AU |
Period [Julian yrs] | 75,980 Julian years |
Inclination | 17,639 ° |
Eccentricity | 0,6190 |
Lon. of ascending node | 6,108 ° |
Argument of perihelion | 290,323 ° |
Passage of perihelion | 2002-Jul-29.502889 |
Aphelion distance | 29,0426 AU |
Mean anomaly | 350,822 ° |
Physical Data
Rotation period | 8,87 days |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9,1195 |
Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,15 |
Spectral class | n.a. |
Discovery Circumstances
Discoverer | James V. Scotti and Robert Jedicke |
Discovered | 1995-03-28 |
Data File
Data File Name | 8405_Asbolus.aed |
Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
Data File Size | 720 kB |
Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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