2356 Hirons

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Hirons

Discovery and designation
Discovered by	E. Bowell
Discovery site	Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory
Discovery date	October 17, 1979
Designations
MPC designation	2356
Alternate name(s)	1979 UJ
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap	3.3619962
Peri	3.1050122
Eccentricity	0.0397377
Orbital period	2123.7754001
Mean anomaly	184.50496
Inclination	15.59463
Longitude of ascending node	189.17649
Argument of peri	5.06136
Physical characteristics
Geometric albedo	0.0401
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.80

2356 Hirons (1979 UJ) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1979 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory.

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 2356 Hirons

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