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1286: 735:, he made important contributions to anthropology, mathematics and astronomy. In particular, he is known for developing a method for the summation of series, for solving algebraic equations, and for the triangulation of distances on Earth's surface. The official naming citation was published by the 1036:
Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi; et al. (October 2011). "Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey".
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Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J.; et al. (November 2011).
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Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011).
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measures between 23.9 and 27.8 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has a corresponding
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According to the space-based surveys carried out by the Japanese
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once every 5 years and 5 months (1,976 days). Its orbit has an
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Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (5001)-(10000)
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of 0.057 and calculates a diameter of 22.2 kilometers with an
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was obtained from photometric observations made at the U.S.
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by 5 years prior to its official discovery at Rozhen.
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Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (9936) Al-Biruni
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Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB) 368:Longitude of ascending node 7: 1289: 1193:Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB) 689:Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer 14: 1706:Discoveries by Violeta G. Ivanova 1232:AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site 1210:Dictionary of Minor Planet Names 868:"LCDB Data for (9936) Al-Biruni" 115: 1701:Discoveries by Eric Walter Elst 703:assumes a standard albedo for 619:in 1981, extending the body's 1: 752:is also named in his honour. 608:. It was first identified as 553:from the outer region of the 1134:"9936 Al-Biruni (1986 PN4)" 380:Argument of perihelion 1732: 1001:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90 930:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68 826:Springer Berlin Heidelberg 818:Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). 542:, provisional designation 206:Minor planet category 1450: 1435:Small Solar System bodies 1376: 1090:The Minor Planet Bulletin 971:The Astrophysical Journal 900:The Astrophysical Journal 781:Jet Propulsion Laboratory 533: 315:Orbital period (sidereal) 249: 237: 26: 1202:16 December 2017 at the 779:(2017-06-05 last obs.). 577:Orbit and classification 513:Absolute magnitude  391:Physical characteristics 176:Alternative designations 1370:Minor planets navigator 1281:JPL Small-Body Database 699:of 0.048 to 0.065. The 438:Synodic rotation period 231:Orbital characteristics 38:(blue) compared to the 1560:Trans-Neptunian object 1245:Observation prediction 1059:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117 739:on 26 September 2007 ( 705:carbonaceous asteroids 584:orbits the Sun in the 263:35.62 yr (13,009 days) 1224:– Minor Planet Center 1159:"MPC/MPO/MPS Archive" 251:Uncertainty parameter 1696:Background asteroids 1533:Distant minor planet 746:). The lunar crater 641:Goodsell Observatory 604:with respect to the 549:, is a carbonaceous 168:(Persian astronomer) 101:MPC designation 1711:Named minor planets 1332:Physical parameters 1189:, Smolyan, Bulgaria 1163:Minor Planet Center 1138:Minor Planet Center 1102:2003MPBu...30....4C 1069:AcuA catalog p. 153 1051:2011PASJ...63.1117U 993:2011ApJ...741...90M 922:2011ApJ...741...68M 737:Minor Planet Center 675:Diameter and albedo 86:Discovery date 75:Discovery site 23: 1269:Observational info 1187:Rozhen Observatory 731:and the father of 709:absolute magnitude 687:mission of NASA's 683:satellite and the 567:Rozhen Observatory 241:4 September 2017 ( 59:Discovered by 1678: 1677: 1590: 1589: 1475:Meanings of names 1401: 1400: 835:978-3-540-29925-7 537: 536: 351:0° 10 55.92 / day 1723: 1448: 1428: 1421: 1414: 1405: 1393:9937 Triceratops 1381:(9935) 1986 CP1 1363: 1356: 1349: 1340: 1324:Orbital elements 1288: 1174: 1173: 1171: 1169: 1155: 1149: 1148: 1146: 1144: 1130: 1121: 1120: 1118: 1116: 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617:Crimea-Nauchnij 613: 609: 596:of 0.19 and an 579: 563:Violeta Ivanova 547: 543: 525: 11.7  518: 500: 487: 485: 484: 479: 477: 476: 473: 471: 466: 464: 461: 445: 443: 440: 426: 424: 423: 417: 415: 414: 409: 407: 406: 403: 382: 370: 348: 333: 317: 295: 293:Semi-major axis 259:Observation arc 219: 208: 197: 193: 186: 182: 181: 178: 167: 166: 157: 118: 114: 103: 66: 48: 47: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1729: 1727: 1719: 1718: 1713: 1708: 1703: 1698: 1693: 1683: 1682: 1676: 1675: 1673: 1672: 1667: 1662: 1656: 1654: 1650: 1649: 1647: 1646: 1641: 1636: 1634:Near-parabolic 1631: 1626: 1621: 1616: 1611: 1606: 1600: 1598: 1592: 1591: 1588: 1587: 1585: 1584: 1583: 1582: 1580:Scattered disc 1577: 1572: 1567: 1557: 1552: 1551: 1550: 1548:Neptune trojan 1545: 1537: 1535: 1529: 1528: 1526: 1525: 1523:Spectral types 1520: 1515: 1513:Jupiter trojan 1510: 1505: 1500: 1495: 1489: 1487: 1481: 1480: 1478: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1457: 1451: 1445: 1439: 1438: 1433: 1431: 1430: 1423: 1416: 1408: 1399: 1398: 1396: 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Index


inner planets
Jupiter
Discovered by
E. W. Elst
V. Ivanova
Discovery site
Rozhen Obs.
MPC designation
/ælbɪˈrni/
البيروني al-Bīrūnī
Alternative designations
Minor planet category
main-belt
outer
Orbital characteristics
Epoch
JD
Uncertainty parameter
Observation arc
Aphelion
AU
Perihelion
Semi-major axis
Eccentricity
Orbital period (sidereal)
yr
Mean anomaly
°
Mean motion

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