(4055) Magellan
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Asteroid (4055) Magellan |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Cupid type |
| Major semi-axis | 1.8203 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.3262 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.2266 AU - 2.414 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 23.242 ° |
| Sidereal period | 2,456 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 22.08 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 2.49 km |
| Albedo | 0.31 |
| Rotation period | 7.475 h |
| Absolute brightness | 14.47 mag |
| Spectral class | V |
| history | |
| Explorer | E. F. Helin |
| Date of discovery | February 24, 1985 |
| Another name | 1985 DO 2 , 1988 OG |
| 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. | |
(4055) Magellan is a Cupid-type asteroid discovered by Eleanor Helin on Mount Palomar on February 24, 1985 .
The Portuguese navigator and explorer Ferdinand Magellan was honored with the naming of the asteroid .