(4297) Eichhorn

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asteroid
(4297) squirrel
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,334  AU
eccentricity 0.194
Perihelion - aphelion 1.882 AU - 2.787 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.86 °
Length of the ascending node 121.8 °
Sidereal period 3.57 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.0 likes
Spectral class SMASSII: Cb
history
Explorer Wilhelm Dieckvoss
Date of discovery April 19, 1938
Another name 1938 HE
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.

(4297) Eichhorn is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on April 19, 1938 by Wilhelm Dieckvoss from the Hamburg observatory .

The asteroid is named after the Austrian-American astronomer Heinrich Karl Eichhorn .

Web links