(4393) Dawe
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Asteroid (4393) Dawe |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.216 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.805 AU - 3.627 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.2 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 125.38 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.77 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
Eleanor Helin scolded John Bus |
| Date of discovery | November 7, 1978 |
| Another name | 1978 VP 8 , 1969 FA, 1978 WU 12 |
| 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. | |
(4393) Dawe is a main belt asteroid discovered on November 7, 1978 by Eleanor Helin and Schelte John Bus from the Palomar Observatory .
The asteroid was named after the astronomer John Alan Dawe .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4393) Dawe in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .