(3907) Kilmartin
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Asteroid (3907) Kilmartin |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7932 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1218 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4530 AU - 3.1335 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.0106 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 283.6762 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 86.2089 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.67 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.81 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
| Rotation period | 3.841 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | M. Wolf |
| Date of discovery | August 14, 1904 |
| Another name | A904 PC , 1955 MM, 1975 XE 2 , 1981 DU 3 |
| 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. | |
(3907) Kilmartin is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 14 August 1904 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after Pamela M. Kilmartin , a New Zealand astronomer.