(4045) Lowengrub

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Asteroid
(4045) Lowengrub
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.234  AU
eccentricity 0.105
Perihelion - aphelion 2.893 AU - 3.575 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 21.45 °
Length of the ascending node 224.35 °
Sidereal period 5.82 a
Physical Properties
Dimensions approx. 32 km
Rotation period 9 h 46 min
Absolute brightness 11.1 mag
history
Date of discovery September 9, 1953
Another name 1953 RG, 1948 VE, 1953 RM
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.

(4045) Lowengrub is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on September 9, 1953 from the Goethe Link Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the American mathematician Morton Lowengrub .

Individual evidence

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

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