(4358) Lynn

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Asteroid
(4358) Lynn
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Asteroid family Eunomia family
Major semi-axis 2.606  AU
eccentricity 0.173
Perihelion - aphelion 2.156 AU - 3.056 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.09 °
Length of the ascending node 15.26 °
Sidereal period 4.21 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 9 km
Rotation period 3.8 h
Absolute brightness 12.2 mag
history
Explorer Philip Herbert Cowell
Date of discovery October 5, 1909
Another name A909 TF, 1943 VB
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(4358) Lynn is a major belt asteroid discovered on October 5, 1909 by Philip Herbert Cowell of the Royal Greenwich Observatory .

The asteroid was named after William Thynne Lynn , a collaborator at the observatory.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003

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