(4283) Stöffler
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Asteroid (4283) Stöffler |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Asteroid family | Phocaea family |
| Major semi-axis | 2,352 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.947 AU - 2.757 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 24.23 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 328.01 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.61 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Rotation period | 136 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | CJS Shoemaker |
| Date of discovery | January 23, 1988 |
| Another name | 1988 BZ, 1952 BC 1 , 1986 QA 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. | |
(4283) Stöffler is a main belt asteroid discovered on January 23, 1988 by Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker from the Palomar Observatory .
The asteroid was named after the German planetologist Dieter Stöffler .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4283) Stöffler in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).