2430 Bruce Helin
2430 Bruce Helin ("prov. designation": ) is a stony Phocaea asteroid and slow rotator from the inner regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by American astronomers Eleanor Helin and Eugene Shoemaker at the U.S. Palomar Observatory in California, on 8 November 1977. It was later named after Bruce Helin, son of the first discoverer. The S-type asteroid (Sl) has an exceptionally long rotation period of 128 hours and measures approximately in diameter.
Q1645659
"prov. designation"
Concept
Q2662550
Phocaea asteroid
Concept
Q27664618
slow rotator
UNK
Q2179
asteroid belt
Concept
Q58962
Eleanor Helin
PER
Q216874
Eugene Shoemaker
PER
Q191684
Palomar Observatory
LOC
Q543157
S-type asteroid
Concept
Q185981
rotation period
UNK
Q377340
2430 Bruce Helin
CEL
1977-11-08T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
8 November 1977
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+2430^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
2430
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minor planet group
discoverer or inventor
discoverer or inventor
site of astronomical discovery
time of discovery or invention