(4368) Pillmore
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Asteroid (4368) Pillmore |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.191 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.018 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.132 AU - 2.249 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 20.49 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 225.65 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.7 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 20.93 km |
| Albedo | 0.1219 |
| Rotation period | 3 h 36 min |
| Absolute brightness | 11.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | CJS Shoemaker |
| Date of discovery | May 5th 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 JC 2 , 1972 TV 4 , 1977 UC |
| 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. | |
(4368) Pillmore is a main belt asteroid discovered on May 5, 1981 by Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory .
The asteroid was named after geologist Charles L. Pillmore .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4368) Pillmore in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .