(4243) Nankivell
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Asteroid (4243) Nankivell |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.026 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.12 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.663 AU - 3.3895 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.01 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 345.18 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.26 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 18.08 km |
| Albedo | 0.0493 |
| Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
Alan C. Gilmore , Pamela M. Kilmartin |
| Date of discovery | April 4th 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 GF 1 , 1983 SV, 1988 RQ 9 |
| 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. | |
(4243) Nankivell is a major belt asteroid discovered on April 4, 1981 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela Margaret Kilmartin of the Mt John University Observatory in New Zealand.
The asteroid was named after Garry R. Nankivell , an optical craftsman from New Zealand.
Web links
- (4243) Nankivell in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003