Elbrus

(1294 T-2 )

NOW @ 12 AQU 41

Inclination: 0.072

Eccentricity: 0.29

Period: 5.855 years

AU 3.248

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

29.9.1973 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1

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This minor planet at the Hecuba Gap is named for the inactive volcano Elbrus, the highest mountain (at 5633 m) of the Caucasus in Russia, near the Georgian border. Name suggested by J. Schubart.

Discovered on 29-9-1973 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.
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