(4241) Pappalardo
|
Asteroid (4241) Pappalardo |
|
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Koronis family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.949 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.072 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.736 AU - 3.161 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.97 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 247.17 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.06 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 14.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Scolded John Bus |
| Date of discovery | March 2, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 EX 46 , 1243 T-2 |
| 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. | |
(4241) Pappalardo is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on March 2, 1981 as part of the UK Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey by Schelte John Bus from the Siding Spring Observatory .
The asteroid was named A. Neil Pappalardo , a pioneer in medical information technology.
Web links
- (4241) Pappalardo in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .