(4194) Sweitzer

Asteroid (4194) Sweitzer
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Main belt
Major semi-axis	2,698 AU
eccentricity	0.044
Perihelion - aphelion	2.579 AU - 2.818 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	7.53 °
Length of the ascending node	156.11 °
Sidereal period	4.43 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	18.45
Albedo	0.0823
Absolute brightness	12 likes
Spectral class	SMASSII: Cb
history
Explorer	Edward LG Bowell
Date of discovery	September 15, 1982
Another name	1982 RE
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(4194) Sweitzer is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 15, 1982 by Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory .

The asteroid was named after Paul A. Sweitzer , a reporter for the Arizona Daily Sun newspaper from 1958 to 1994.

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