(4115) Peternorton
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Asteroid (4115) Peternorton |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0025 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.038 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.89 AU - 3.115 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.56 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 206.64 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.2 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 14 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | NS Tschernych |
| Date of discovery | August 29, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 QS 3 |
| 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. | |
(4115) Peternorton is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1982 by Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych from the Crimean Observatory .
The asteroid was named after the software developer Peter Norton .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003, p. 351
Web links
- (4115) Peternorton in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .