(4055) Magellan

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Asteroid
(4055) Magellan
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Cupid type
Major semi-axis 1.8203  AU
eccentricity 0.3262
Perihelion - aphelion 1.2266 AU - 2.414 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 23.242 °
Sidereal period 2,456 a
Mean orbital velocity 22.08 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 2.49 km
Albedo 0.31
Rotation period 7.475 h
Absolute brightness 14.47 mag
Spectral class V
history
Explorer E. F. Helin
Date of discovery February 24, 1985
Another name 1985 DO 2 , 1988 OG
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.

(4055) Magellan is a Cupid-type asteroid discovered by Eleanor Helin on Mount Palomar on February 24, 1985 .

The Portuguese navigator and explorer Ferdinand Magellan was honored with the naming of the asteroid .

See also