(4034) Vishnu

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Asteroid
(4034) Vishnu
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Apollo type
Major semi-axis 1.0596  AU
eccentricity 0.4440
Perihelion - aphelion 0.5891 AU - 1.53 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.167 °
Sidereal period 1,091 a
Mean orbital velocity 28.94 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 0.42 km
Albedo 0.52
Absolute brightness 18.301 mag
Spectral class O
history
Explorer Eleanor F. Helin
Date of discovery 2nd August 1986
Another name 1986 PA
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.

(4034) Vishnu is a near-earth asteroid (group of near-earth objects ), which was discovered on August 2, 1986 by Eleanor F. Helin at the Mount Palomar observatory.

The asteroid was named after the Hindu deity Vishnu on July 15, 2011 .

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