(4040) Purcell

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Asteroid
(4040) Purcell
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2,673  AU
eccentricity 0.069
Perihelion - aphelion 2.488 AU - 2.858 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.34 °
Length of the ascending node 55.8 °
Sidereal period 4.37 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.8 mag
history
Explorer Ted Bowell
Date of discovery September 21, 1987
Another name 1987 SN 1 , 1969 OR, 1977 HV
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(4040) Purcell is a main belt asteroid discovered by Ted Bowell on September 21, 1987 at the Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the English baroque composer Henry Purcell (1659–1695).

Individual evidence

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

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