(9001) Slettebak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Arne Slettebak (1925-1999) was for 16 years chair of the department of astronomy of Ohio State University. His principal research interests were stellar rotation and spectroscopy, particularly the study of Be stars. He led the effort to move the 1.8-m Perkins telescope from Ohio to the Lowell Observatory.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Slettebak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Slettebak is 1.79 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9001 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 QE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.227 |
| Inclination | 7.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.764 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Arne
All asteroids named after someone called Arne
Also discovered on 30 August 1981
- (2730) Barks
- (2863) Ben Mayer
- (2871) Schober
- (3087) Beatrice Tinsley
- (3123) Dunham
- (3832) Shapiro
- (4021) Dancey
- (4433) Goldstone
- (5272) Dickinson
- (7220) Philnicholson
- (9531) Jean-Luc
- (10029) Hiramperkins
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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