Discovery | |
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Discovered by | E. Bowell |
Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station |
Discovery date | 4 September 1983 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (2959) Scholl |
Named after
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Hans Scholl |
1983 RE2 · 1968 UB3 1977 UK · 1978 EY1 |
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main-belt (outer) | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 47.39 yr (17310 days) |
Aphelion | 5.0303 AU (752.52 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.8584 AU (427.61 Gm) |
3.9444 AU (590.07 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.27532 |
7.83 yr (2861.3 d) | |
4.2993° | |
0° 7m 32.952s / day | |
Inclination | 5.2334° |
121.24° | |
285.03° | |
Earth MOID | 1.87286 AU (280.176 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 0.52004 AU (77.797 Gm) |
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 2.986 |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 34.11 km |
Mean radius
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17.055 ± 0.95 km |
16 h (0.67 d) | |
0.0503 ± 0.006 | |
11.1 | |
2959 Scholl, provisional designation 1983 RE2, is an asteroid of the outer main-belt, named after German astronomer Hans Scholl. It was discovered on September 4, 1983 by E. Bowell of the Lowell Observatory at Anderson Mesa Station (Flagstaff AM) in Arizona, United States.