78431 Kemble
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Lowe |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | August 16, 2002 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 78431 |
| 2002 QJ50 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.807226318045561 |
| Perihelion | 2.081583335009136 |
| Eccentricity | .1484293794467982 |
| 1395.912273314119 | |
| 273.3162463080766 | |
| Inclination | 2.985405964216336 |
| 227.0294391467918 | |
| 355.9077429425491 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 16.731 | |
78431 Kemble (2002 QJ50) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 16, 2002 by A. Lowe on images taken at Palomar.
This asteroid was named in honour of the late Father Lucian Kemble who was a Franciscan friar and astronomer. His recorded main interest in astronomy was searching out deep sky objects and he was also known for his interest in asterisms such as Kemble's Cascade.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Father Lucian Kemble 1922–1999 RASC Calgary Centre – Credits and Special Mentions. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
- ↑ Obituary - Father Lucian Kemble 1922–1999 Peter Bergbusch's tribute to Father Lucian Kemble in the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
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