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Bourgeois
Discovery
Discovered byDelporte, E.
Discovery siteUccle
Discovery date21 September 1941
Designations
1543
Named after
Paul Bourgeois
1941 SJ
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc74.58 yr (27240 days)
Aphelion3.4872648 AU (521.68739 Gm)
Perihelion1.7779050 AU (265.97080 Gm)
2.632585 AU (393.8291 Gm)
Eccentricity0.3246543
4.27 yr (1560.2 d)
214.86938°
0° 13m 50.678s / day
Inclination11.03007°
288.10012°
25.67533°
Earth MOID0.769862 AU (115.1697 Gm)
Jupiter MOID1.82833 AU (273.514 Gm)
TJupiter3.297
Physical characteristics
2.48 h (0.103 d)
12.0

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

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References

  1. ^ "1543 Bourgeois (1941 SJ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Asteroids and Comets: 1543 Bourgeois (1941 SJ) Bourgeois Orbital Information", NASA, retrieved 17 November 2012