(4154) Rumsey

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Asteroid
(4154) Rumsey
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
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(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.

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