(4050) Mebailey

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Asteroid
(4050) Mebailey
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.179  AU
eccentricity 0.1425
Perihelion - aphelion 2.727 AU - 3.6301 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.475 °
Sidereal period 5.67 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 16.604 (± 0.098) km
Absolute brightness 12.6 mag
history
Explorer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist ,
Hans Rickman
Date of discovery 20th September 1976
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(4050) Mebailey is an asteroid in the main belt that was discovered on September 20, 1976 by Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist and Hans Rickman at the Kvistaberg Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the British astronomer Mark E. Bailey .

Individual evidence

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

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