7345 Happer
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | McNaught, R. H. |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring |
| Discovery date | 28 July 1992 |
| Designations | |
| 7345 | |
| 1992 OF | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 9986 days (27.34 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.2447034 AU (485.40072 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.6569616 AU (247.87793 Gm) |
| 2.450833 AU (366.6394 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3239189 |
| 3.84 yr (1401.4 d) | |
| 33.20361° | |
| 0° 15m 24.775s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.678884° |
| 68.39701° | |
| 281.17637° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.654043 AU (97.8434 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.18757 AU (327.256 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.419 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.7 | |
7345 Happer (1992 OF) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on July 28, 1992, by Robert H. McNaught at Siding Spring.[2] It is named after Felix Happer, the character played by Burt Lancaster in the film Local Hero, who wanted to find a comet to be named after him.[2]
References
- ^ "7345 Happer (1992 OF)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D.; International Astronomical Union (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 592. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
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