7225 Huntress
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory |
| Discovery date | 22 January 1983 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 7225 Huntress |
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Named after
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Wesley T. Huntress |
| 1983 BH; 1989 XJ | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 54.41 yr (19,872 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8176 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8646 AU |
| 2.3411 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2035 |
| 3.58 yr (1,308.4 days) | |
| 22.044° | |
| Inclination | 6.8705° |
| 275.75° | |
| 203.60° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.8837 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2.43995 h | |
| S (SMASSII) | |
| 13.1 mag | |
7225 Huntress (1983 BH) is a main-belt binary asteroid discovered on January 22, 1983 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. A moon was discovered orbiting the asteroid in 2007 with an orbital period of 14 hours and 40 minutes.[2]
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