4924 Hiltner
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Discovery | |
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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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