(4026) bed

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Asteroid
(4026) bed
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hertha family
Major semi-axis 2,443  AU
eccentricity 0.118
Perihelion - aphelion 2.154 AU - 2.732 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.18 °
Length of the ascending node 137.48 °
Sidereal period 3.82 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.6 mag
history
Explorer Ted Bowell
Date of discovery January 30, 1982
Another name 1982 BU 1 , 1969 VA 2 , 1986 EH 1
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.

(4026) Beet is a main belt asteroid discovered by Ted Bowell on January 30, 1982 at the Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the British astronomer Ernest Agar Beet (1904–1997).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003

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