7835 Myroncope

7835 Myroncope
Shape model of Myroncope from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered byT. B. Spahr
Discovery siteCatalina Stn.
Discovery date16 June 1993
Designations
(7835) Myroncope
Named after
Myron Cope
(American sports announcer)[2][3]
1993 MC · 1990 WV12
main-belt [1][4] · (middle)
Mitidika [5]
Orbital characteristics [4]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc26.35 yr (9,623 days)
Aphelion3.1508 AU
Perihelion1.9528 AU
2.5518 AU
Eccentricity0.2347
4.08 yr (1,489 days)
351.55°
0° 14m 30.48s / day
Inclination12.964°
220.40°
37.179°
Physical characteristics
6.21 km (calculated)[6]
10.752±0.061 km[7][8]
7.43019±0.00001 h[9]
  • (72.0°, −64.0°) (λ1/β1)[9]
  • (288.0°, −55.0°) (λ2/β2)[9]
0.085±0.018[7][8]
0.20 (assumed)[6]
S (assumed)[6]
13.3[7] · 13.4[4][6]

7835 Myroncope (prov. designation: 1993 MC) is an asteroid of the Mitidika family from the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 16 June 1993, by American astronomer Timothy Spahr at the Catalina Station in Arizona, United States. The assumed S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 7.4 hours and measures approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) in diameter. It was named in memory of American sports announcer Myron Cope (1929–2008).[2][1]

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