(4296) van Woerkom
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Asteroid (4296) van Woerkom |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Matterania family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2488 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1663 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8748 AU - 2.6228 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.147 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,372 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.86 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | H. van Gent |
| Date of discovery | September 28, 1935 |
| Another name | 1935 SA 2 , 1972 TE 5 , 1979 WB 3 |
| 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. | |
(4296) van Woerkom is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered in Johannesburg on September 28, 1935 by the Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent .
The asteroid bears the name of the Dutch astronomer Adriaan van Woerkom .