(4248) Ranald

Asteroid (4248) Ranald
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis	2.305 AU
eccentricity	0.103
Perihelion - aphelion	2.067 AU - 2.542 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	5.82 °
Length of the ascending node	305.74 °
Sidereal period	3.5 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness	14.1 mag
history
Explorer	Alan C. Gilmore , Pamela M. Kilmartin
Date of discovery	April 23, 1984
Another name	1984 HX
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(4248) Ranald is a main belt asteroid discovered on April 23, 1984 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela Margaret Kilmartin of the Mt John University Observatory in New Zealand.

The asteroid was named after the computer scientist Ranald McIntosh .

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