1865 Cerberus
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | L. Kohoutek |
| Discovery date | October 26, 1971 |
| Alternate designations B |
1971 UA |
| Category | Apollo, Mars crosser |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.47 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 151.56 Gm (1.08 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 86.12 Gm (0.58 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 237.01 Gm (1.58 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 409.95 d (1.12 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 27.03 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 16.09° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
213.00° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
325.18° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 60.82° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 1.2 km |
| Mass | ?? kg |
| Density | ? g/cm³ |
| Surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Rotation period | 6.8 h |
| Spectral class | S |
| Absolute magnitude | 16.8 |
| Albedo (geometric) | .22 |
| Mean surface temperature |
~? K |
1865 Cerberus is an Apollo and a Mars crosser asteroid, discovered in 1971 by L. Kohoutek.
Cerberus passes within 30 Gm of the Earth 7 times from 1900 to 2100, each time at a distance of 24.4 Gm to 25.7 Gm.
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