4822 Karge

4822 Karge
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteLowell Obs.
Discovery date4 October 1986
Designations
(4822) Karge
Named after
Orville B. Karge
(physics teacher)[2]
1986 TC1 · 1979 QM5
1979 QO
main-belt · inner
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc45.67 yr (16,681 days)
Aphelion2.6713 AU
Perihelion1.8335 AU
2.2524 AU
Eccentricity0.1860
3.38 yr (1,235 days)
31.263°
0° 17m 29.76s / day
Inclination4.0502°
141.41°
264.30°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4.335±0.194 km[3]
0.341±0.056[3]
13.7[1]

4822 Karge, provisional designation 1986 TC1, is a bright asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 4 October 1986, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.[4] The asteroid was later named after American physics teacher Orville Karge.[2]

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  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference MPC-Karge was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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