2905 Plaskett
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
| Discovery date | January 24, 1982 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2905 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1982 BZ2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0781151 |
| Peri | 2.5261903 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0984823 |
| Orbital period | 1713.3106773 |
| Mean anomaly | 128.50118 |
| Inclination | 8.89830 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 10.01216 |
| Argument of peri | 220.24713 |
| Absolute magnitude | 12.1 |
2905 Plaskett (1982 BZ2) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on January 24, 1982 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM).[2] It is named after the Canadian astronomers John Stanley Plaskett and Harry Hemley Plaskett.[3]
[edit] References
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- ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 2905 Plaskett.
- ^ Halliday, I. (1985). "Two more minor planets named for Canadian astronomers". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 79: 26.
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