24101 Cassini
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. W. Juels |
| Discovery site | Fountain Hills |
| Discovery date | November 9, 1999 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 24101 |
| Named after | Giovanni Domenico Cassini |
| Alternative names | 1999 VA9 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4618154 |
| Peri | 1.8288690 |
| Eccentricity | 0.3086456 |
| Orbital period | 1571.5246714 |
| Mean anomaly | 330.63237 |
| Inclination | 15.47429 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 176.62805 |
| Argument of peri | 255.91659 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
24101 Cassini (1999 VA9) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 9, 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
References[edit]
- Behrend, R. (2009) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html
- Durkee, R.I. (2011) http://home.earthlink.net/~shedofscience/index.html
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