(4297) Eichhorn
Asteroid (4297) squirrel |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2,334 AU |
eccentricity | 0.194 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.882 AU - 2.787 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.86 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 121.8 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.57 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 13.0 likes |
Spectral class | SMASSII: Cb |
history | |
Explorer | Wilhelm Dieckvoss |
Date of discovery | April 19, 1938 |
Another name | 1938 HE |
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. |
(4297) Eichhorn is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on April 19, 1938 by Wilhelm Dieckvoss from the Hamburg observatory .
The asteroid is named after the Austrian-American astronomer Heinrich Karl Eichhorn .
Web links
- (4297) Eichhorn in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).