15609 Kosmaczewski
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | April 7, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 15609 |
| Alternative names[1] | 2000 GP124 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9284611 |
| Peri | 1.6130479 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2896423 |
| Orbital period | 1249.8379550 |
| Mean anomaly | 77.04161 |
| Inclination | 6.73098 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 138.91811 |
| Argument of peri | 163.46249 |
| Absolute magnitude | 15.1 |
15609 Kosmaczewski (2000 GP124) is a Mars-crossing Asteroid discovered on April 7, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
This Asteroid bears its name since 2002 thanks to Sara Kosmaczewski, a student in Hamden (Connecticut, USA), after winning the "Discovery Young Scientist Challenge" science contest. [1]
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