(7687) Matthias = 2099 P-L Discovered 1960 Sept. 24 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. Named in honor of Matthias Busch (b. 1968), amateur astronomer at the Starkenburg Observatory in Heppenheim who has made a substantial contribution to the astrometry of minor planets. He is an ardent follow-up observer of near earth objects and a keen developer of astronomical software. Name proposed by L. D. Schmadel. |
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Bahnelemente: (7687) Matthias Epoch 2000 Feb. 26.0 TT = JDT 2451600.5 Nakano M 29.67013 (2000.0) P Q n 0.28810673 Peri. 333.48581 -0.99130825 -0.12728675 a 2.2703899 Node 199.28811 +0.13131960 -0.94209435 e 0.1162513 Incl. 5.77846 +0.00794500 -0.31025202 P 3.42 H 14.1 G 0.15 U 2 From 30 observations at 6 oppositions, 1953-1998, mean residual 0".90. Last observed on 1998 Dec. 11. Elements from MPC 29908. |