(4445) Jimstratton
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Asteroid (4445) Jimstratton |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.267 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.19 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.837 AU - 2.698 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.86 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 215.6 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.41 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Suzuki , T. Urata |
| Date of discovery | October 15, 1985 |
| Another name | 1985 TC |
| 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. | |
(4445) Jimstratton is a major belt asteroid discovered on October 15, 1985 by Kenzō Suzuki and Takeshi Urata from the Toyota Observatory .
The asteroid is named after James Michael Stratton , an engineer who helped develop the New Horizons spacecraft .
Web links
- (4445) Jimstratton in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .