(4099) Wiggins
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Asteroid (4099) Wiggins |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Asteroid family | Maria family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.574 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.078 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.373 AU - 2.774 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.59 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 135.93 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.13 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Henri Debehogne |
| Date of discovery | January 13, 1988 |
| Another name | 1988 AB 5 , 1951 CS, 1980 DC 4 |
| 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. | |
(4099) Wiggins is a main belt asteroid discovered on January 13, 1988 by Henri Debehogne from the European Southern Observatory .
The asteroid was named after Patrick Wiggins (* 1949), who was employed at the Hansen Planetarium in Salt Lake City for more than 26 years .
Web links
- (4099) Wiggins in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .