128036 Rafaelnadal
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128036 Rafaelnadal
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Discovery
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| Discovery date | May 28, 2003 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Rafael Nadal |
| Alternate name(s) | 2003 KM18, 1999 GJ33 |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch April 10, 2007 (JD 2454200.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.9772502 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8709946 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.4241224 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.2281765 |
| Orbital period | 1378.5745241 d (3.77 a) |
| Mean anomaly | 9.24987° |
| Inclination | 10.72128 ° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 68.36512° |
| Argument of perihelion | 185.56723° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.9 |
128036 Rafaelnadal is a Main belt asteroid discovered in 2003 at the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca, Spain and named after the Majorca born tennis player Rafael Nadal.[1][2]
See also
- Asteroid
- List of asteroids named after people
- List of asteroids
- Meanings of asteroid names
- Minor planet
References
- ^ Collins, Nick. Rafael Nadal factfile. The Daily Telegraph. 24 Nov. 2009.
- ^ Asteroid named after Rafael Nadal. Rediff. 15 July 2008.
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