(4457) van Gogh
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Asteroid (4457) van Gogh |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2,665 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.327 AU - 3.004 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.82 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 187.24 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.35 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 10 km |
| Rotation period | 7 h 36 min |
| Absolute brightness | 12.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
| Date of discovery | 3rd September 1989 |
| Another name | 1989 RU, 1970 EQ 1 , 1970 GL 1 |
| 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. | |
(4457) van Gogh is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 3, 1989 by Eric Walter Elst of the Observatoire de Haute-Provence .
The asteroid was named after the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4457) van Gogh in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).