(4119) Miles

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Asteroid
(4119) Miles
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2.883  AU
eccentricity 0.129
Perihelion - aphelion 2.511 AU - 3.255 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13 °
Length of the ascending node 115.4 °
Sidereal period 4.9 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 13 km
Absolute brightness 11.7 mag
history
Explorer Ted Bowell
Date of discovery January 16, 1983
Another name 1983 BE
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(4119) Miles is a main belt asteroid discovered by Edward LG Bowell on January 16, 1983 at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory .

The asteroid is named after Howard G. Miles, the first head of the Artificial Satellite Section of the British Astronomical Association .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of minor planet names, Volume 1 . Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 , p. 352.

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