(4332) Milton

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Asteroid
(4332) Milton
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.587  AU
eccentricity 0.314
Perihelion - aphelion 1.775 AU - 3.398 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 19.15 °
Length of the ascending node 166.06 °
Sidereal period 4.16 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 11.54
Albedo 0.2306
Rotation period 3 h 18 min
Absolute brightness 11.9 likes
Spectral class SMASSII: Xe
history
Explorer CJS Shoemaker
Date of discovery 5th September 1983
Another name 1983 RC, 1933 SH 1 , 1989 ET 4
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.

(4332) Milton is a major belt asteroid discovered on September 5, 1983 by Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker from the Palomar Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the American planetologist Daniel J. Milton .

Individual evidence

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

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