(4221) Picasso

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Asteroid
(4221) Picasso
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  January 13, 2016 ( JD 2,457,400.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6192  AU
eccentricity 0.1269
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2867 AU - 2.9516 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 17.1952 °
Sidereal period 4.24 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.40 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.6 mag
history
Explorer Jeff T. Alu
Date of discovery March 13, 1988
Another name 1988 EJ , 1954 GD, 1984 JH 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.

(4221) Picasso is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 13 March 1988 by the American US amateur astronomer Jeff T. Alu at Palomar Observatory ( IAU code discovered 675) was.

The asteroid was named on March 11, 1990 after the Spanish painter , graphic artist and sculptor Pablo Picasso , who is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century.

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