(4476) Amber

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Asteroid
(4476) amber
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hertha family
Major semi-axis 2.384  AU
eccentricity 0.191
Perihelion - aphelion 1.93 AU - 2.839 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.36 °
Sidereal period 3.68 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.0 mag
history
Explorer Ted Bowell
Date of discovery February 19, 1983
Another name 1983 DE , 1978 YF, 1985 TC 3
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.

(4476) Amber is a main belt asteroid discovered on February 19, 1983 by Ted Bowell at the Lowell Observatory .

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