2798 Vergilius
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2798 |
Named after | Virgil |
| 2009 P-L | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.5605049 |
| Perihelion | 2.2755437 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0589244 |
| 1373.3758876 | |
| 219.84725 | |
| Inclination | 5.32564 |
| 219.68831 | |
| 173.30994 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.1 | |
2798 Vergilius (2009 P–L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. It has a 2:1 orbital resonance with the planet Mars.[1]
References
- ↑ Gallardo, Tabaré; et al. (August 2011), "Origin and sustainability of the population of asteroids captured in the exterior resonance 1:2 with Mars", Icarus, 214 (2): 632–644, arXiv:1105.5108, Bibcode:2011Icar..214..632G, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.05.029.
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