2537 Gilmore

2537 Gilmore
Discovery [1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date4 September 1951
Designations
(2537) Gilmore
Named after
Alan C. Gilmore
Pamela M. Kilmartin
(New Zealand astronomers)[2]
1951 RL · 1977 QP2
main-belt · Eunomia [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc65.47 yr (23,912 days)
Aphelion3.1130 AU
Perihelion2.1988 AU
2.6559 AU
Eccentricity0.1721
4.33 yr (1,581 days)
81.217°
0° 13m 39.72s / day
Inclination12.937°
334.99°
18.786°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.68 km (calculated)[3]
7.221±0.118 km[4][5]
4.230±0.020 h[6]
4.2302±0.0399 h[7]
0.21 (assumed)[3]
0.309±0.055[4][5]
S [3]
12.6[4] · 12.650±0.120 (R)[6] · 12.7[1] · 12.737±0.002 (R)[7] · 13.19[3]

2537 Gilmore, provisional designation 1951 RL, is a Eunomia asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 4 September 1951, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany.[8] It was named after New Zealand astronomer couple Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin

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