10502 Armaghobs

10502 Armaghobs
Discovery[1]
Discovered byE. F. Helin
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date22 August 1987
Designations
(10502) Armaghobs
Pronunciation/ɑːrˈmɑːəbz/ ar-MAH-əbs
Named after
Armagh Observatory
(in Northern Ireland)[2]
1987 QF6 · 1980 PJ2
1994 RJ29
Mars-crosser[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc36.73 yr (13,416 days)
Aphelion3.0439 AU
Perihelion1.5745 AU
2.3092 AU
Eccentricity0.3182
3.51 yr (1,282 days)
145.86°
0° 16m 51.24s / day
Inclination21.927°
170.23°
263.26°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions2.61±0.59 km[4]
2.97 km (calculated)[3]
24.978±0.002 h[5]
0.20 (assumed)[3]
0.22±0.14[4]
S[3] · Q[6]
15.0[1][3] · 15.18 · 15.44±0.08[6]

10502 Armaghobs (/ɑːrˈmɑːəbz/ ar-MAH-əbz), provisional designation 1987 QF6, is an eccentric, rare-type stony asteroid and Mars-crosser from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 2.6 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 22 August 1987, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[7] It was named for the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland.[2]

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