Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
Discovery site | Siding Spring Obs. |
Discovery date | 2 March 1981 |
Designations | |
(4659) Roddenberry | |
Named after | Gene Roddenberry [1] (American screenwriter) |
1981 EP20 · 1979 SY7 1979 TO1 | |
main-belt [1][2] · (inner) Nysa [3][4] | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 41.19 yr (15,044 d) |
Aphelion | 2.9019 AU |
Perihelion | 1.8408 AU |
2.3714 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.2237 |
3.65 yr (1,334 d) | |
188.19° | |
0° 16m 11.64s / day | |
Inclination | 2.4668° |
19.633° | |
5.1337° | |
Physical characteristics | |
3.56 km (derived)[3] 3.622±0.601 km[5][6] | |
12 h (poor)[7] | |
0.193±0.065[5][6] 0.20 (assumed)[3] | |
S (assumed)[3] | |
14.4[2] 14.61[3][6][7] 14.78±0.28[8] | |
4659 Roddenberry, provisional designation 1981 EP20, is a Nysian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.6 kilometers (2.2 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 2 March 1981, by American astronomer Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia.[1] The likely S-type asteroid has an unsecured rotation period of 12 hours.[3] It was named for American screenwriter Gene Roddenberry.[1]
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