(4210) Isobelthompson
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Asteroid (4210) Isobelthompson |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.989 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.078 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.755 AU - 3.224 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.44 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 159.94 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.17 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 10 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.5 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Henri Debehogne |
| Date of discovery | February 21, 1987 |
| Another name | 1987 DY 5 , 1951 EL, 1979 QZ 5 |
| 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. | |
(4210) Isobelthompson is a main belt asteroid discovered on February 21, 1987 by Henri Debehogne from the European Southern Observatory .
The asteroid was named after British archaeologist Isobel Thompson on February 19, 2006 .
Web links
- (4210) Isobelthompson in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .