Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | E. F. Helin |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 15 December 1990 |
Designations | |
(4957) Brucemurray | |
Named after | Bruce C. Murray [2] (American planetary scientist) |
1990 XJ | |
NEO · Amor [1][3] Mars-crosser | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 41.35 yr (15,102 days) |
Aphelion | 1.9082 AU |
Perihelion | 1.2228 AU |
1.5655 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.2189 |
1.96 yr (715 days) | |
282.15° | |
0° 30m 11.52s / day | |
Inclination | 35.011° |
254.90° | |
97.487° | |
Earth MOID | 0.4258 AU · 165.9 LD |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 3.01 km[4] 3.06 km[5] 3.11 km (calculated)[6] 3.499±0.095 km[7] |
2.892 h[8][9] 2.8922 h[10] | |
0.132±0.023[7] 0.17[5] 0.18[4] 0.18±0.19[11] 0.20 (assumed)[6] | |
SMASS = S [1][6] · S [12] B–V = 0.866±0.042[12] V–R = 0.526±0.018[12] V–I = 0.956±0.021[12] | |
14.9[1][6] · 15.1[5] · 15.10±0.3[7] | |
4957 Brucemurray, provisional designation 1990 XJ, is a stony asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group and as Mars-crosser, approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory in California on 15 December 1990.[3] The asteroid was named after American planetary scientist Bruce C. Murray.[2]
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