(4064) Marjorie
Asteroid (4064) Marjorie |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.46495 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0434 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3582 AU - 2.5719 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.205 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,870 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.97 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 13.5 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer |
CJ van Houten , I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
Another name | 2126 PL, 1951 HC, 1972 XT |
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. |
(4064) Marjorie is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden Survey . However, the object was spotted for the first time on April 30, 1951 by the Kurashiki Observatory.
The origin of the name is Marjorie Meinel, the wife of Aden Meinel .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ THE PALOMAR-LEIDEN SURVEY OF FAINT MINOR PLANETS. (PDF) Archived from the original on July 19, 2011 ; Retrieved June 19, 2010 .
- ^ Minor Planet Discoverers (Alphabetically) . cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
- ↑ (4064) Marjorie in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- ^ IAU Minor Planet Center . cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
- ^ Lutz Schmadel: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. 2003, Volume 1, Page 347.