(4006) Sandler

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Asteroid
(4006) Sandler
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2.515  AU
eccentricity 0.184
Perihelion - aphelion 2.052 AU - 2.979 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.385 °
Length of the ascending node 294.027 °
Sidereal period 3.99 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 16.26 km
Albedo 0.067
Rotation period 3.4 h
Absolute brightness 12.5 mag
history
Explorer TM Smirnova
Date of discovery December 29, 1972
Another name 1972 YR
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.

(4006) Sandler is a main belt asteroid discovered on December 29, 1972 by Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova from the Crimean Observatory .

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