2905 Plaskett

2905 Plaskett
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date24 January 1982
Designations
(2905) Plaskett
Named after
John Stanley Plaskett
Harry Hemley Plaskett
(Canadian astronomers) [2][3]
1982 BZ2 · 1973 FJ2
1973 FP · 1978 GV3
main-belt · (middle)
Gefion [4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc44.60 yr (16,289 days)
Aphelion3.0704 AU
Perihelion2.5395 AU
2.8049 AU
Eccentricity0.0946
4.70 yr (1,716 days)
122.54°
0° 12m 35.28s / day
Inclination8.9005°
9.8462°
220.04°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions10.224±0.145 km[5]
0.273±0.010[5]
SMASS = S [1]
12.0[1]

2905 Plaskett, provisional designation 1982 BZ2, is a stony Gefionian asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 January 1982, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona.[6] The asteroid was named after Canadian astronomers John Stanley Plaskett and Harry Hemley Plaskett.[2][3]

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