(4131) Stasis
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Asteroid (4131) stasis |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.167 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.839 AU - 3.495 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.42 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 282.98 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.64 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 32.6 km |
| Albedo | 0.0501 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Andrew J. Noymer |
| Date of discovery | February 23, 1988 |
| Another name | 1988 DR 4 , 1975 XP 5 , 1979 OT 12 |
| 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. | |
(4131) Stasik is a main belt asteroid discovered on February 23, 1988 by Andrew J. Noymer from the Siding Spring Observatory .
The asteroid was named after John S. Stasik , a science teacher at Weston Middle School in Weston, Massachusetts .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4131) Stasik in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).