(4379) Snelling
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Asteroid (4379) Snelling |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.163 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.772 AU - 3.555 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 21.66 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 221.26 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.63 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 24.68 km |
| Albedo | 0.043 |
| Absolute brightness | 12.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Carolyn Shoemaker |
| Date of discovery | August 13, 1988 |
| Another name | 1988 PT 1 |
| 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. | |
(4379) Snelling is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 13, 1988 by Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory .
The asteroid was named after Reginald and Heather Snelling , the owners of Leigh Creek Station in South Australia .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4379) Snelling in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).