(4153) Roburnham

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Asteroid
(4153) Roburnham
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.143  AU
eccentricity 0.168
Perihelion - aphelion 2,616 AU - 3,671 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.43 °
Length of the ascending node 66.04 °
Sidereal period 5.57 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 17 km
Absolute brightness 12.3 mag
history
Explorer CJS Shoemaker
Date of discovery May 14, 1985
Another name 1985 JT 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.

(4153) Roburnham is a main belt asteroid discovered on May 14, 1985 by Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory .

The asteroid was named after Robert Burnham , editor-in-chief of Astronomy magazine .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003

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