1543 Bourgeois
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Delporte, E. |
| Discovery site | Uccle |
| Discovery date | September 21, 1941 |
| Designations | |
Designation | 1543 |
Named after | Paul Bourgeois |
| 1941 SJ | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.4885967 |
| Perihelion | 1.7700167 |
| Eccentricity | 0.3268124 |
| 1557.2570319 | |
| 241.28958 | |
| Inclination | 11.05234 |
| 288.17631 | |
| 25.73793 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.1 | |
1543 Bourgeois (1941 SJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 21, 1941, by Delporte, E. at Uccle. It was named after Belgian astronomer Paul Bourgeois.
Key details
IAU Name: Bourgeois Object Full Name: 1543 Bourgeois (1941 SJ) Diameter: 0 km Earth MOID (AU): 0 Orbital Period (years): 4.2622 Orbital Period (days): 1556.77 Orbit Classification: MBA Date of Last Observation: 6/26/08
References
- ^ "Asteroids and Comets: 1543 Bourgeois (1941 SJ) Bourgeois Orbital Information", NASA, retrieved 17 November 2012
- Behrend, R. (2005) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html
- http://comets.universetoday.com/l/4555/1543-Bourgeois-1941-SJ NASA: Asteroids and Comets: 1543 Bourgeois (1941 SJ) Bourgeois Orbital Information, 2012
External links
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