15017 Cuppy
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | LONEOS |
| Discovery date: | September 22, 1998 |
| Alternative names: | 1998 SS25 |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 404.453 Gm (2.704 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 291.523 Gm (1.949 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 347.988 Gm (2.326 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.162 |
| Orbital period: | 1295.857 d (3.55 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 19.40 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 35.901° |
| Inclination: | 6.219° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 63.910° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 347.654° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | ? km |
| Mass: | ?×10? kg |
| Mean density: | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | ? km/s |
| Rotation period: | ? d |
| Albedo: | 0.10? |
| Temperature: | ~182 K |
| Spectral type: | ? |
| Absolute magnitude: | 15.1 |
Asteroid 15017 Cuppy, a main-belt object previously known as 1998 SS25, was discovered on September 22, 1998, by Edward L. G. Bowell of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS), Anderson Mesa Station. It was named in September 2003 for Will Cuppy (1884-1949), American humorist and journalist.
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