(4209) Briggs
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Asteroid (4209) Briggs |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.156 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.086 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.886 AU - 3.426 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 21.62 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 330.4 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.61 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 25.63 km |
| Albedo | 0.1288 |
| Rotation period | 12 h 13 min |
| Absolute brightness | 10.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eleanor Helin |
| Date of discovery | 4th October 1986 |
| Another name | 1986 TG 4 |
| 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. | |
(4209) Briggs is a main belt asteroid discovered by Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory on October 4, 1986 .
The asteroid was named after the astrophysicist Geoffrey A. Briggs .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4209) Briggs in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .