(4055) Magellan
Asteroid (4055) Magellan |
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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 |
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(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 .