(4194) Sweitzer
Asteroid (4194) Sweitzer |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2,698 AU |
eccentricity | 0.044 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.579 AU - 2.818 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.53 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 156.11 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.43 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 18.45 |
Albedo | 0.0823 |
Absolute brightness | 12 likes |
Spectral class | SMASSII: Cb |
history | |
Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
Date of discovery | September 15, 1982 |
Another name | 1982 RE |
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. |
(4194) Sweitzer is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 15, 1982 by Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory .
The asteroid was named after Paul A. Sweitzer , a reporter for the Arizona Daily Sun newspaper from 1958 to 1994.
Web links
- (4194) Sweitzer in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).