(4490) Bambery

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Asteroid
(4490) Bambery
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 1,931  AU
eccentricity 0.092
Perihelion - aphelion 1.753 AU - 2.109 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 26.12 °
Length of the ascending node 134.85 °
Sidereal period 2.68 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 8.26 km
Albedo 0.2156
Rotation period 5 h 49 min
Absolute brightness 12.7 mag
history
Explorer Eleanor Helin ,
Brian P. Roman
Date of discovery July 14, 1988
Another name 1988 ND
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.

(4490) Bambery is a main belt asteroid discovered on July 14, 1988 by Eleanor Helin and Brian P. Roman from the Palomar Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the American chemist Raymond J. Bambery .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003

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