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3147 Samantha
3147 Samantha is a main belt asteroid, discovered by Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh on 1976 December 16. She named her discovery in memory of the young American peace activist Samantha Smith. The Official Certificate was presented to her mother Jane Smith February 28 1987.
Orbital Information: Keplerian elements at epoch 53450
a (AU) 2.62088 eccentricity 0.196591 inclination (deg) 3.541 Asc. node (deg) 216.159 Arg. perih. (deg) 242.487 M (deg) 228.868
Other useful data:
Absolute Magnitude 13.348 Slope parameter 0.15 Perihelion (AU) 2.1056 Aphelion (AU) 3.1361 Asc. node-Earth sep. (AU) 1.76527 Desc. node-Earth sep. (AU) 1.3173 Earth MOID (AU) 1.12517 Orbital period (days) 1549.78
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