Discovered by E. W. Elst Alternative names 1989 CB3, 1994 PV30 Observation arc 9829 days (26.91 yr) Orbits Sun Discoverer Eric Walter Elst Discovery site La Silla Observatory | Discovery date 4 February 1989 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 4 February 1989 Spectral type S-type asteroid Named after Iguanodon | |
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Aphelion 2.5795142 AU (385.88983 Gm) Similar Asteroid belt, Solar System, Sun | ||
9941 Iguanodon is an S-type main belt asteroid which orbits the Sun every 3.49 years.
It was discovered on February 4, 1989 by Eric Elst at the European Southern Observatory and given the provisional designation "1989 CB3". It was later named "Iguanodon" after the dinosaur genus Iguanodon.
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