(4334) Foo
Asteroid (4334) Foo |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3.142 AU |
eccentricity | 0.197 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.523 AU - 3.76 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.64 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 61.82 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.57 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 13.0 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Henri Debehogne |
Date of discovery | 2nd September 1983 |
Another name | 1983 RO 3 |
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(4334) Foo is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1983 by the Belgian astronomer Henri Debehogne at the La Silla Observatory .
The asteroid was named after Lillian Foo (* 1972), a photojournalist who, as an advisor to the World Bank, contributed to the development of a radio program broadcast in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Web links
- (4334) Foo in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .