(4193) Salanave
|
Asteroid (4193) Salanave |
|
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.151 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.604 AU - 3.698 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.89 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 127.67 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.59 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 17 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
Brian A. Skiff , Norman G. Thomas |
| Date of discovery | September 26, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 SM 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. | |
(4193) Salanave is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1981 by Brian A. Skiff and Norman G. Thomas at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory .
The asteroid was named on May 23, 2000 after the meteorologist Leon E. Salanave .
Web links
- (4193) Salanave in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .