3969 Rossi

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Rossi

Discovery and designation
Discovered by	L. Zhuravleva
Discovery site	Nauchnyj
Discovery date	October 9, 1978
Designations
MPC designation	3969
Named after	Carlo Rossi
Alternate name(s)	1978 TQ8
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap	2.4980551
Peri	1.9423645
Eccentricity	0.1251437
Orbital period	1208.3408547
Mean anomaly	346.87067
Inclination	2.14232
Longitude of ascending node	172.72335
Argument of peri	212.03463
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.3

3969 Rossi (1978 TQ8) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1978 by L. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

References

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 3969 Rossi

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