8564 Anomalocaris

Anomalocaris

Discovery and designation
Discovered by	Y. Shimizu and T. Urata
Discovery site	Nachi-Katsuura Observatory
Discovery date	October 17, 1995
Designations
MPC designation	8564
Named after	Anomalocaris
Alternate name(s)	1995 UL3
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap	3.6250839
Peri	2.8815657
Eccentricity	0.1142705
Orbital period	2143.3325034
Mean anomaly	100.36853
Inclination	12.20496
Longitude of ascending node	7.45558
Argument of peri	331.81746
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.2

8564 Anomalocaris (1995 UL3) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1995 by Y. Shimizu and T. Urata at the Nachi-Katsuura Observatory.

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 8564 Anomalocaris

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