(4222) Nancita
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Asteroid (4222) Nancita |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2,367 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.295 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.668 AU - 3.066 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.74 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 206.89 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.64 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 8.47 km |
| Albedo | 0.2703 |
| Rotation period | 3 h 52 min |
| Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eleanor Helin |
| Date of discovery | March 13, 1988 |
| Another name | 1988 EK 1 , 1950 TF 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. | |
(4222) Nancita is a main belt asteroid discovered on March 13, 1988 by Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory .
The asteroid was named after the discoverer's daughter, Nancy Coker Helin .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4222) Nancita in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .