2042 Sitarski (4633 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. It is named after Grzegorz Sitarski polish astronomer.This object is a member of the Merxia family of asteroids that share similar orbital elements and physical properties. This family was named after the asteroid 808 Merxia.
apoapsis (km)
4.74122e+11
orbital period (μ)
1.44035e+08
periapsis (km)
3.49118e+11
absolute magnitude
12.8
discovery date
1960-09-24
discoverer
Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Tom Gehrels
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