18610 Arthurdent

18610 Arthurdent
Discovery[1]
Discovered byStarkenburg Obs.
Discovery siteStarkenburg Obs.
Discovery date7 February 1998
Designations
(18610) Arthurdent
Named after
Arthur Dent (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)[2]
1998 CC2 · 1990 EG3
main-belt · (middle)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc28.06 yr (10,248 days)
Aphelion3.0932 AU
Perihelion2.0018 AU
2.5475 AU
Eccentricity0.2142
4.07 yr (1,485 days)
321.77°
0° 14m 32.64s / day
Inclination5.5878°
319.49°
139.42°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions3 km (est. at 0.25)[3]
3.463±0.055 km[4]
0.234±0.020[4]
14.4[1]

18610 Arthurdent (provisional designation 1998 CC2) is an asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 February 1998, by a team of astronomers including Felix Hormuth at Starkenburg Observatory in Heppenheim, Germany.[5] The asteroid was named after Arthur Dent from Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.[2]

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