5223 McSween
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 6, 1981 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 5223 |
| Named after | Harold Y. McSween |
| Alternative names | 1981 EX6 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.7447635 |
| Peri | 2.6645297 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1685418 |
| Orbital period | 2095.4082446 |
| Mean anomaly | 87.51126 |
| Inclination | 16.90330 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 341.95056 |
| Argument of peri | 18.42486 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
5223 McSween (1981 EX6) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on March 6, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.
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