(4148) McCartney
Asteroid (4148) McCartney |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.245 AU |
eccentricity | 0.097 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.028 AU - 2.462 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.198 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.36 |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Ted Bowell |
Date of discovery | July 11, 1983 |
Another name | 1983 NT |
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(4148) McCartney is a main belt asteroid discovered from the Lowell Observatory by Ted Bowell on July 11, 1983.
The asteroid is named after the ex-Beatle Paul McCartney .
Web links
- (4148) McCartney in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .