(4208) Kiselev

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Asteroid
(4208) Kiselev
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.206  AU
eccentricity 0.078
Perihelion - aphelion 2.957 AU - 3.455 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 16.76 °
Length of the ascending node 147.7 °
Sidereal period 5.74 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 13 km
Absolute brightness 11.3 mag
history
Explorer Edward LG Bowell
Date of discovery September 6, 1986
Another name 1986 RQ 2
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.

(4208) Kiselev is a main belt asteroid discovered by Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory on September 6, 1986 .

The asteroid was named after the astronomer Nikolai Nikolayevich Kisselev .

Web links

Individual evidence

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