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1527 Malmquista

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Malmquista
A three-dimensional model of 1527 Malmquista based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered byY. Vaisala
Discovery siteTurku
Discovery date18 October 1939
Designations
1527
Named after
Gunnar Malmquist
1939 UG
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc86.18 yr (31477 days)
Aphelion2.6696502 AU (399.37399 Gm)
Perihelion1.7844285 AU (266.94670 Gm)
2.227039 AU (333.1603 Gm)
Eccentricity0.1987441
3.32 yr (1213.9 d)
85.283783°
0° 17m 47.615s / day
Inclination5.193981°
16.13328°
304.54459°
Earth MOID0.777724 AU (116.3459 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.64588 AU (395.818 Gm)
TJupiter3.614
Physical characteristics
14.077 h (0.5865 d)
12.0

1527 Malmquista (1939 UG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 18, 1939, by Y. Vaisala at Turku. It is named for the Swedish astronomer Gunnar Malmquist.

References

  1. ^ "1527 Malmquista (1939 UG)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.