(4450) Pan
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Asteroid (4450) Pan |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Apollo type |
| Major semi-axis | 1.4426 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.5867 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 0.5963 AU - 2.2890 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.5174 ° |
| Sidereal period | 632.90 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 24.80 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 1.6 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | 60 h |
| Absolute brightness | 17.2 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Date of discovery | September 25, 1987 |
| Another name | 1937 CA, 1987 SY |
| 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. | |
(4450) Pan is a Mars orbit-crossing Apollo asteroid . He also crosses the orbits of Venus and Earth. It was discovered on September 25, 1987 by C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker .
It is named after the Greek shepherd god Pan .