4957 Brucemurray

4957 Brucemurray
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. F. Helin
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date15 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 arc41.35 yr (15,102 days)
Aphelion1.9082 AU
Perihelion1.2228 AU
1.5655 AU
Eccentricity0.2189
1.96 yr (715 days)
282.15°
0° 30m 11.52s / day
Inclination35.011°
254.90°
97.487°
Earth MOID0.4258 AU · 165.9 LD
Physical characteristics
Dimensions3.01 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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