2685 Masursky
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2685 Masursky, provisional designation 1981 JN, is a stony Eunomian asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 3 May 1981, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, and named after American planetary geologist Harold Masursky.[1] In January 2000, the Cassini space probe observed the S-type asteroid from afar during its coast to Saturn.[7]
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | E. Bowell |
Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Stn. |
Discovery date | 3 May 1981 |
Designations | |
(2685) Masursky | |
Pronunciation | /məˈzɜːrski/ |
Named after | Harold Masursky [1] (American planetary geologist) |
1981 JN · 1950 VO 1973 QF · 1975 XJ5 1977 KU | |
main-belt [1][2] · (middle) Eunomia [3] | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 44.58 yr (16,282 d) |
Aphelion | 2.8522 AU |
Perihelion | 2.2874 AU |
2.5698 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1099 |
4.12 yr (1,505 d) | |
54.965° | |
0° 14m 21.48s / day | |
Inclination | 12.129° |
215.36° | |
288.47° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 10.744±0.170 km[4] |
0.114±0.034[5] | |
S [6] | |
12.1[2] | |
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