Discovery[1][2] | |
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Discovered by | J.-C. Merlin |
Discovery site | Le Creusot Obs. |
Discovery date | 11 October 2001 |
Designations | |
(110393) Rammstein | |
Named after | Rammstein[2] (industrial metal band) |
2001 TC8 | |
main-belt · (middle) background[3] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 15.62 yr (5,704 days) |
Aphelion | 2.9427 AU |
Perihelion | 2.4774 AU |
2.7101 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0859 |
4.46 yr (1,630 days) | |
167.18° | |
0° 13m 15.24s / day | |
Inclination | 12.164° |
217.13° | |
222.53° | |
Physical characteristics | |
3.0 km (est. at 0.20)[4] 5.5 km (est. at 0.06)[4] | |
15.0[1] | |
110393 Rammstein (provisional designation 2001 TC8) is a background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 11 October 2001, by French astronomer Jean-Claude Merlin at the Le Creusot Observatory in France. The asteroid was named after the German industrial metal band Rammstein.[2]
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