11626 Church Stretton
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11626 Church Stretton is a main belt asteroid
with an orbital period
of 1247.4976842 days (3.42 years).
The asteroid was discovered on November 8, 1996. It is named for the town of Church Stretton
in England
, where it was discovered by Stephen P. Laurie
(observatory 966).
Its provisional designation was 1996 VW2.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
with an orbital period
Orbital period
The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object.When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of an astronomical object, which is calculated with respect to the stars.There are several kinds of...
of 1247.4976842 days (3.42 years).
The asteroid was discovered on November 8, 1996. It is named for the town of Church Stretton
Church Stretton
Church Stretton is a small town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the town was recorded as 2,789 in 2001, whilst the population of the wider parish was recorded as 4,186...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, where it was discovered by Stephen P. Laurie
Stephen P. Laurie
Stephen P. Laurie is a British amateur astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets, although his profession is that of an actuary...
(observatory 966).
Its provisional designation was 1996 VW2.
See also
- 7603 Salopia7603 Salopia7603 Salopia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 25, 1995 by Stephen P. Laurie at Church Stretton ....