Inclination: 2.535
Eccentricity: 0.118
Period: 3.861 years
AU 2.461
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
5.1.1989 12:32 Chiyoda 139e30 36n12 observations 1 << prev in category - Astronomers - next in category >>
Named by the Minor Planet Names Committee for one of the earliest (3rd century B.C.) astronomers of the Alexandrine school, known for his belief that the earth revolved around the sun. (M 19335) Aristarchus is also honored by a lunar crater. _ _.
Discovered on 5-1-1989 in Chiyoda by Kojima, T. | ||
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