4065 Meinel
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4065 Meinel, provisional designation 2820 P-L, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten on photographic plates taken by Dutch–American astronomer Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory, California.[4] The asteroid was named for American astronomer Aden Meinel.[2]
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | C. J. van Houten I. van Houten T. Gehrels |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 24 September 1960 |
Designations | |
(4065) Meinel | |
Named after | Aden Meinel (American astronomer)[2] |
2820 P-L · 1976 JF6 1986 GQ1 | |
main-belt inner | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 63.81 yr (23,306 days) |
Aphelion | 2.4404 AU |
Perihelion | 2.0932 AU |
2.2668 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0766 |
3.41 yr (1,247 days) | |
133.39° | |
0° 17m 19.68s / day | |
Inclination | 5.1640° |
22.788° | |
102.54° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 3.873±0.075 km[3] |
0.270±0.021[3] | |
14.1[1] | |
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