(4154) Rumsey
Asteroid (4154) Rumsey |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.537 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1996 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.031 AU - 3.044 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.74 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 358.75 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.04 a |
Physical Properties | |
Rotation period | 3 h 15 min |
Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
history | |
Explorer |
Alan C. Gilmore , Pamela M. Kilmartin |
Date of discovery | July 10, 1985 |
Another name | 1985 NE |
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. |
(4154) Rumsey is a major belt asteroid discovered on July 10, 1985 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela Margaret Kilmartin of the Mt John University Observatory in New Zealand.
The asteroid was named after Norman J. Rumsey , an optical craftsman from New Zealand.
Web links
- (4154) Rumsey in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .