2598 Merlin

2598 Merlin
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date7 September 1980
Designations
(2598) Merlin
Named after
Merlin (Arthurian legend)[2]
1980 RY · 1948 WH
1971 TD3
main-belt · Dora [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc68.44 yr (24,998 days)
Aphelion3.3861 AU
Perihelion2.1757 AU
2.7809 AU
Eccentricity0.2176
4.64 yr (1,694 days)
297.39°
0° 12m 45s / day
Inclination7.7767°
197.77°
217.28°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions15.694±0.047 km[4]
0.049±0.010[4]
SMASS = Ch [1]
13.2[1]

2598 Merlin, provisional designation 1980 RY, is a carbonaceous Dorian asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 16 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 September 1980, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States.[5] The asteroid was named after the legendary wizard Merlin in Arthurian legend.[2]

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