- 115477 Brantanica
Infobox Planet
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name = Brantanica
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discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =James Whitney Young
discovery_site =Table Mountain Observatory nearWrightwood, California
discovered =October 19 ,2003
designations = yes
mp_name = 115477
alt_names = 2003 UK8
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch =November 30 ,2008
aphelion = 2.9710966
perihelion = 2.3986238
semimajor =
eccentricity = 0.106613
period = 1606.8707651
avg_speed =
inclination = 7.39591
asc_node = 3.63462
mean_anomaly = 38.32595
arg_peri = 65.84490
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo =
temperatures=
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max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 =
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 15.2115477 Brantanica (2003 UK8) is a
Main-belt Asteroid discovered onOctober 19 ,2003 byJames Whitney Young at theTable Mountain Observatory nearWrightwood, California .Named using the truncated combination of the first names for the three grandchildren Brandon, Brittany, and Monica of the discoverer, a son and two daughters of the discoverer’s daughter Jennifer.
References
* "Minor Planet Circulars", 2008 January 22.
External links
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=115477+Brantanica JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 115477 Brantanica]
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