Discovered by Joel Hastings Metcalf Alternative names 1909 JG Aphelion 3.3787 AU (505.45 Gm) Discovered 11 December 1909 Orbits Sun Discovery site Taunton observatory | Discovery date 11 December 1909 Observation arc 101.40 yr (37038 d) Perihelion 2.6443 AU (395.58 Gm) Absolute magnitude 9.2 Discoverer Joel Hastings Metcalf Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 679 Pax, 625 Xenia, 441 Bathilde | ||
691 Lehigh is a minor planet (the earlier term for an asteroid) orbiting the Sun, discovered in 1909. It is named "Lehigh" after Lehigh University, where its orbit was calculated n the Masters Thesis of Joseph B. Reynolds, following the observations of amateur astronomer Joel Metcalf.
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