(4059) Balder
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Asteroid (4059) Balder |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0177 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0719 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8006 AU - 3.2348 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.4547 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.24 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.14 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 17 km |
| Absolute brightness | 11.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Poul Jensen |
| Date of discovery | September 29, 1987 |
| Another name | 1987 SB 5 , 1956 XQ, 1977 TC 4 , 1977 TM 7 , 1977 VG 2 , 1983 XW 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. | |
(4059) Balder is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 29 September 1987 by the Danish astronomer Poul Jensen at Brorfelde Observatory ( IAU code 054) near Holbæk in Danish Zealand was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the light god Balder from Norse mythology , who was a son of Odin .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Balder: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (4059) Balder in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (4059) Balder in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).