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'''7861 Messenger''' (1981 EK25) is a [[ |
'''7861 Messenger''' (1981 EK25) is a [[Asteroid belt|main-belt]] [[asteroid]] discovered on March 2, 1981 by [[S. J. Bus]] at [[Siding Spring Observatory]] in the course of the [[U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey]]. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=7861+Messenger JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 7861 Messenger] |
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=7861+Messenger JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 7861 Messenger] |
Revision as of 06:26, 21 June 2010
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
Discovery site | Siding Spring Observatory |
Discovery date | March 2, 1981 |
Designations | |
7861 | |
1981 EK25 | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Aphelion | 2.8631041 |
Perihelion | 2.0112527 |
Eccentricity | 0.1747618 |
1389.7266925 | |
314.86007 | |
Inclination | 1.95699 |
309.18841 | |
345.06129 | |
Physical characteristics | |
14.6 | |
7861 Messenger (1981 EK25) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.