15017 Cuppy
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | LONEOS |
| Discovery date | September 22, 1998 |
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Designations
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| Alternative names | 1998 SS25 |
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Main belt |
| Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5) | |
| Aphelion | 404.453 Gm (2.704 AU) |
| Perihelion | 291.523 Gm (1.949 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 347.988 Gm (2.326 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Orbital period | 1295.857 d (3.55 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 19.40 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 35.901° |
| Inclination | 6.219° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 63.910° |
| Argument of perihelion | 347.654° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.10? |
| Temperature | ~182 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 15.1 |
Asteroid 15017 Cuppy, a main-belt object previously known as 1998 SS25, was discovered on September 22, 1998, by Edward L. G. Bowell of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS), Anderson Mesa Station. It was named in September 2003 for Will Cuppy (1884-1949), American humorist and journalist.
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