(4031) Mueller

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Asteroid
(4031) Mueller
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hungaria group
Major semi-axis 1.9342  AU
eccentricity 0.1010
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7389 AU - 2.1295 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 18.9092 °
Sidereal period 2.69 a
Mean orbital velocity 21.41 km / s
Physical Properties
Rotation period 2.9420 h
Absolute brightness 13.1 mag
history
Explorer Carolyn Shoemaker
Date of discovery February 12, 1985
Another name 1985 CL , 1969 EN 1
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(4031) Mueller is an asteroid of the main belt , the American US from February 12, 1985 astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory ( observatory code in 675) California was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the American astronomer Jean Mueller (* 1950).

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