77185 Cherryh

77185 Cherryh
Orbital diagram of Cherryh
Discovery [1]
Discovered byD. Wells
A. Cruz
Discovery siteGeorge Obs.
Discovery date20 March 2001
Designations
(77185) Cherryh
Named after
C. J. Cherryh [1]
(American writer)
2001 FE9 · 1998 TG27
main-belt [1][2] · (middle)
background [3][4]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc27.71 yr (10,121 d)
Aphelion3.0501 AU
Perihelion2.1431 AU
2.5966 AU
Eccentricity0.1746
4.18 yr (1,528 d)
70.105°
0° 14m 8.16s / day
Inclination3.1456°
12.636°
231.33°
Physical characteristics
3.985±0.166 km[5]
0.049±0.009[5]
15.9[1][2]

77185 Cherryh (provisional designation 2001 FE9) is a background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 20 March 2001, by American amateur astronomers Don Wells and Alex Cruz at the George Observatory in Needville, Texas. The dark asteroid was named for American writer C. J. Cherryh.[1]

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