Discovery date 25 March 1971 Observation arc 16420 days (44.96 yr) Orbits Sun Asteroid family Koronis family Asteroid group Asteroid belt | MPC designation 9908 Aue Discovered 25 March 1971 Named after Hartmann von Aue Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
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Discovered by C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld & T. Gehrels Alternative names 2140 T-1, 1984 YJ6, 1991 HC3, 1998 SZ123 Aphelion 3.062560923448100 AU (458.15259303686 Gm) Discoverers Tom Gehrels, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld | ||
9908 Aue is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.94 years. It has been identified as a member of the Koronis family of asteroids.
Discovered on March 25, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on photographic plates taken by Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory using the Samuel Oschin telescope, it was given the provisional designation "2140 T-1". It was later renamed "Aue" after Hartmann von Aue, a German poet and participant in the Third Crusade.
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