(3831) Pettengill
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Asteroid (3831) Pettengill |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.1682986 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1953297 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7447655 AU - 2.5918317 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.57896 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.19 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Rotation period | 4.78 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.3 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
| Date of discovery | October 7, 1986 |
| Another name | 1986 TP2, 1954 RT, 1988 DV, A906 QB |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(3831) Pettengill is an asteroid discovered by Edward LG Bowell on October 7, 1986 .
It is named after Gordon Pettengill .