(4231) Fireman

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Asteroid
(4231) Fireman
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2.26  AU
eccentricity 0.066
Perihelion - aphelion 2.111 AU - 2.409 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.59 °
Length of the ascending node 261.11 °
Sidereal period 3.4 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 13.28 km
Albedo 0.0437
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
history
Date of discovery November 11, 1976
Another name 1976 WD, 1976 YV 3 , 1976 YY 7
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.

(4231) Fireman is a main belt asteroid discovered on November 11, 1976 from the Harvard College Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the American physicist Edward L. Fireman (1922–1990).

Individual evidence

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

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