(4044) Erikhøg
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Asteroid (4044) Erikhøg |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0376 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0927 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7561 AU - 3.3191 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.683 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,294 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.09 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 15 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | CJ van Houten |
| Date of discovery | October 16, 1977 |
| Another name | 5142 T-3, 1951 XV, 1979 BW |
| 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. | |
(4044) Erikhøg is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 October 1977 by the Dutch astronomer Cornelis Johannes van Houten at Mount Palomar was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the Danish astronomer Erik Høg .