Discovered by Ted Bowell MPC designation 2905 Observation arc 42.87 yr (15659 days) Orbits Sun Named after John Stanley Plaskett Discovery site Anderson Mesa Station | Discovery date 24 January 1982 Alternative names 1982 BZ2 Discovered 24 January 1982 Discoverer Edward L. G. Bowell Asteroid family Gefion family Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.0693128 AU (459.16266 Gm) | ||
2905 Plaskett (1982 BZ2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 24, 1982 by Ted Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named after the Canadian astronomers John Stanley Plaskett and Harry Hemley Plaskett.
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