Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | E. F. Helin |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 6 September 1989 |
Designations | |
(7336) Saunders | |
Named after | R. Stephen Saunders (JPL scientist)[2] |
1989 RS1 | |
NEO · Amor [1][3] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 34.63 yr (12,647 days) |
Aphelion | 3.4148 AU |
Perihelion | 1.1956 AU |
2.3052 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.4813 |
3.50 yr (1,278 days) | |
353.72° | |
0° 16m 53.76s / day | |
Inclination | 7.1958° |
174.49° | |
181.51° | |
Earth MOID | 0.1908 AU · 74.3 LD |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 0.467 km (derived)[4] |
6 h[5] 6.423±0.004 h[a] | |
0.20 (assumed)[4] | |
SMASS = Sq [1] · S [4] | |
18.0[5] · 18.45±0.2 (R)[a] · 18.8[1] · 19.02±0.112[4][6] | |
7336 Saunders, provisional designation 1989 RS1, is a stony asteroid and near-Earth object of the Amor group, approximately 0.5 kilometers in diameter.
The asteroid was discovered on 6 September 1989, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[3] It was named for JPL-project scientist R. Stephen Saunders.[2]
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