IRTF
(1981 ES8 )
Inclination: 9.645
Eccentricity: 0.104
Period: 5.244 years
AU 3.018
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
int(24) int(24) int(24) int(24) 1.3.1981 00:00 Siding Spring 149e3 31s16 observations 1 << prev in category - Observatories - next in category >>
The 3-meter NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) began operation on Mauna Kea in 1979. The IRTF provides valuable ground-based observations that support NASA planetary missions and basic solar system research, including extensive studies of minor planets and comets.
Discovered on 1-3-1981 in Siding Spring by Bus, S. J. | ||
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