1764 Cogshall
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 7 November 1953 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1764 Cogshall |
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Named after
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Wilbur Cogshall[2] |
| 1953 VM1 · 1935 MF 1939 CC · 1942 VB 1951 LC · 1952 SM 1953 XJ · 1964 XG 1967 GO · 1969 TN2 |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 65.86 yr (24057 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.4683 AU (518.85 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.7188 AU (406.73 Gm) |
| 3.0935 AU (462.78 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.12114 |
| 5.44 yr (1987.4 d) | |
| 336.40° | |
| Inclination | 2.2354° |
| 152.23° | |
| 79.526° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.70844 AU (255.579 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.52065 AU (227.486 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 26.21 km |
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Mean radius
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13.105 ± 1 km |
| 3.62417 h (0.151007 d) | |
| 0.0852 ± 0.015 | |
| 11.4 | |
1764 Cogshall, provisional designation 1953 VM1, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 7, 1953 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in the U.S state of Indiana. The asteroid with a low orbital inclination of 2.2 degrees has an diameter of about 26 kilometers.[1]
Named in honor of Wilbur A. Cogshall, professor of astronomy at Indiana University and director of Kirkwood Observatory. He was known for his work on visual binary stars, photography of solar eclipses, and as a teacher of many who followed professional careers in astronomy.[2]
References
External links
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- 1764 Cogshall at the JPL Small-Body Database
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