4924 Hiltner

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Hiltner
Discovery
Discovered by Bus, S. J.
Discovery site Siding Spring
Discovery date March 2, 1981
Designations
MPC designation 4924
1981 EQ40
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.6159816
Perihelion 1.6918884
2.153
Eccentricity 0.2145128
1154.6418946
76.08419
Inclination 1.72682
180.16210
148.51437
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 3 km diameter
15.41

4924 Hiltner (1981 EQ40) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1981 by Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring in the course of the UK Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.

Named in memory of William Albert Hiltner by suggestions of R. P. Binzel.

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