(4056) Timwarner

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Asteroid
(4056) Timwarner
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eunomia family
Major semi-axis 2,646  AU
eccentricity 0.106
Perihelion - aphelion 2.365 AU - 2.927 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.17 °
Length of the ascending node 142.4 °
Sidereal period 4.3 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 7.6 km
Absolute brightness 12.5 mag
history
Explorer Ted Bowell
Date of discovery March 22, 1985
Another name 1985 FZ 1 , 1942 FJ
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(4056) Timwarner is a main belt asteroid discovered on March 22, 1985 by Ted Bowell from the Lowell Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the murdered American astrophysicist Timothy Warner (1961–1990).

Individual evidence

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

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