5641 McCleese

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McCleese
Discovery
Discovered by E. Helin
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date 27 February 1990
Designations
MPC designation 5641
1990 DJ
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 15561 days (42.60 yr)
Aphelion 2.0494157 AU (306.58822 Gm)
Perihelion 1.5897241 AU (237.81934 Gm)
1.819570 AU (272.2038 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1263188
2.45 yr (896.50 d)
144.0332°
0° 24m 5.618s / day
Inclination 22.20359°
151.32279°
57.05660°
Earth MOID 0.654089 AU (97.8503 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.99376 AU (447.860 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.946
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 6 km (3.7 mi) (IRAS)[1]
Mean radius
 2.84 ± 0.25 km
418 h (17.4 d)
418 h[1]
0.4552 ± 0.088[1]
A[1]
14.0[1]

    5641 McCleese (1990 DJ) is a relatively large, 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on February 27, 1990 by E. Helin at Palomar.[1] It has a notably high albedo of 0.46 and a 418-hour (17.4 d) rotation period.[1] It is a rare A-type asteroid.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 5641 McCleese". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
    2. ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Search Engine: spec. type: A (SMASSII)". JPL Solar System Dynamics. Retrieved 2015-06-14.

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