(4309) Marvin

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Asteroid
(4309) Marvin
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 3.008  AU
eccentricity 0.265
Perihelion - aphelion 2.21 AU - 3.807 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.56 °
Length of the ascending node 191.54 °
Sidereal period 5.22 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 5,956
Absolute brightness 13.6 mag
history
Date of discovery August 30, 1978
Another name 1978 QC, 1973 SK 4 , 1973 UW
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(4309) Marvin is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 August 1978 by the Harvard College Observatory discovered from.

The asteroid was named after geologist Ursula B. Marvin .

Web links

Individual evidence

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