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Eubanks
Discovery
Discovery date1 September 1986
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc12198 days (33.40 yr)
Aphelion3.1908568 AU (477.34538 Gm)
Perihelion2.1640802 AU (323.74179 Gm)
2.677468 AU (400.5435 Gm)
Eccentricity0.1917439
4.38 yr (1600.2 d)
291.5272°
0° 13m 29.879s / day
Inclination1.737256°
4.631495°
297.15290°
Earth MOID1.14747 AU (171.659 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.03523 AU (304.466 Gm)
TJupiter3.351
Physical characteristics
13.6

6696 Eubanks (1986 RC1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 1, 1986 by Oak Ridge Observatory at Harvard.[2]

It is named after T. Marshall Eubanks of the US Naval Observatory,[3] in honor of his contributions to astronomy and geodesy, among them his development of the navy radio interferometry network and his analysis of data relating to Earth's rotation and polar motion. The name was proposed by I. I. Shapiro.[2]

References

Citations
  1. ^ "6696 Eubanks (1986 RC1)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b Schmadel, p.550
  3. ^ "The USNO Asteroid Connection" (PDF). The USNO Transit. April–May 2009. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
Bibliography
  • Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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