21785 Méchain

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21785 Méchain
Discovery
Discovered by Milos Tichý
Discovery date at Kleť Observatory on 21 September 1999
Designations
Named after
Pierre Méchain
main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 2010-Sep-30 (JD 2456200.5)
Aphelion 3.2498331 AU
Perihelion 2.3078127 AU
2.7788229 AU
Eccentricity 0.1694999
4.63 a (1691.95 d)
278.43189°
Inclination 18.63591°
23.04360°
358.64671°
Physical characteristics
14.8

21785 Méchain is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1691.95 days (4.63 a).[2]

The asteroid was discovered by Milos Tichý at Kleť Observatory on 21 September 1999, and provisionally designated as 1999 SS2.

On 24 June 2002, It was named in honor of a French astronomer and surveyor Pierre Méchain who with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep sky objects and comets.

References

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