4659 Roddenberry

4659 Roddenberry
Discovery [1]
Discovered byS. J. Bus
Discovery siteSiding Spring Obs.
Discovery date2 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 arc41.19 yr (15,044 d)
Aphelion2.9019 AU
Perihelion1.8408 AU
2.3714 AU
Eccentricity0.2237
3.65 yr (1,334 d)
188.19°
0° 16m 11.64s / day
Inclination2.4668°
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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