(4036) Whitehouse
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Asteroid (4036) Whitehouse |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7998 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.375 AU - 3.225 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.68 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 157.99 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.68 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.0 likes |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: Cg |
| history | |
| Explorer | Henri Debehogne |
| Date of discovery | February 21, 1987 |
| Another name | 1987 DW 5 , 1959 EP, 1971 SO 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. | |
(4036) Whitehouse is a main belt asteroid discovered on February 21, 1987 by Henri Debehogne at the European Southern Observatory .
The asteroid was named after the science journalist David Whitehouse (* 1956).
Web links
- (4036) Whitehouse in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .