Discovery date 25 March 1971 Observation arc 22490 days (61.57 yr) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Alternative names 1293 T-1, 1991 PW15 Discovered 25 March 1971 Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
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Discovered by C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, and T. Gehrels Aphelion 2.3654507 AU (353.86639 Gm) Perihelion 1.9565241 AU (292.69184 Gm) Named after Infrared Space Observatory Discoverers Tom Gehrels, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld People also search for Sun, 9511 Klingsor, 11767 Milne | ||
9998 ISO is a main belt asteroid. It completes one solar orbit every 3.18 years.
Discovered on March 25, 1971 by C. J. van Houten & I. van Houten-Groeneveld on archival images taken by T. Gehrels, the body was given a provisional designation of 1293 T-1. It was later renamed 9998 ISO to honour the Infrared Space Observatory.
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