(4473) Sears
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Asteroid (4473) Sears |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.017 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.034 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.914 AU - 3.12 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.78 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 319.5 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.24 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Scolded John Bus |
| Date of discovery | February 28, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 DE 2 |
| 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. | |
(4473) Sears is a main belt asteroid discovered on February 28, 1981 by Schelte John Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory .
The asteroid is named after Derek Sears , a professor at the University of Arkansas who introduced thermoluminescence as a means of studying the geological and thermal history of asteroids .
Web links
- (4473) Sears in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .