(4117) Wilke
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Asteroid (4117) Wilke |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.841 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.354 AU - 3.328 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.39 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 169.01 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.76 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 6.5 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Freimut Börngen |
| Date of discovery | September 24, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 SU 3 , 1977 PF 1 |
| 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. | |
(4117) Wilke is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on September 24, 1982 by Freimut Börngen from the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory .
The asteroid was named after the German optician Alfred Wilke (1893–1972).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4117) Wilke in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).