3854 George
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C.S. and E.M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | March 13, 1983 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3854 |
| 1983 EA | |
| Orbital characteristics[1][2] | |
| Epoch 2011-Aug-27.0 (JD 2455800.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.1455062 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.6391282 AU |
| 1.8923172 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1337984 |
| 2.60314958 yr (950.800385 d) | |
| 33.62506 | |
| Inclination | 24.21063 |
| 8.43664 | |
| 87.48687 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.5 | |
3854 George (1983 EA) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on March 13, 1983 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker and Eugene Merle Shoemaker at Palomar. It belongs to the Hungaria family of asteroids, which is the clump of asteroids in the asteroid belt closest to the Sun, and is the main object of a subfamily[which?] within the Hungaria asteroids.[3]
It was named for George Estel Shoemaker, the father of co-discoverer Eugene Shoemaker.[4]
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