2011 MM4
Asteroid 2011 MM 4 |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | centaur |
Major semi-axis | 21.12 AU |
eccentricity | 0.473 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 11.13 AU - 31.11 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 100.5 ° |
Sidereal period | 97.03 years |
Mean orbital velocity | 6.10 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 9.3 mag |
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Explorer | Pan-STARRS 1 |
Date of discovery | June 24, 2011 |
Another name | 2011 MM 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. |
2011 MM 4 is a planetoid that was discovered on June 24, 2011 at Pan-STARRS 1 and belongs to the group of centaurs . The asteroid orbit the sun in a moderately eccentric orbit for over 2200 years . The orbital eccentricity of its orbit is 0.47, this being 100.46 ° inclined to the ecliptic , so that it has a retrograde orbit.
It is believed that the great retrograde centaur 2011 MM 4 as well as the two centaurs (468861) 2013 LU 28 and (342842) 2008 YB 3 are visitors from the Oort cloud .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ C. de la Fuente Marcos, R. de la Fuente Marcos .: Large retrograde Centaurs: visitors from the Oort cloud? In: Astrophysics and Space Science . No. 352/2 , 2014, p. 409-419 ., Arxiv : 1406.1450 .