(4469) Utting
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Asteroid (4469) Utting |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.575 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.092 AU - 3.059 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.84 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 325.26 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.13 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.7 mag |
| history | |
| Date of discovery | August 1, 1978 |
| Another name | 1978 PS 4 , 1974 RD, 1981 EP 5 |
| 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. | |
(4469) Utting is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 1, 1978 from the Perth Observatory .
The asteroid was named after the historian Muriel Janet Utting (1914-2001).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4469) Utting in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).