Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | C. Shoemaker E. M. Shoemaker |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 9 May 1988 |
Designations | |
(4899) Candace | |
Named after | Candace P. Kohl [2][3] (American chemist) |
1988 JU · 1952 QL1 1977 EZ1 · 1977 FK1 | |
main-belt · (inner) Phocaea [4] · background [5] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 40.31 yr (14,724 days) |
Aphelion | 2.8121 AU |
Perihelion | 1.9324 AU |
2.3722 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1854 |
3.65 yr (1,335 days) | |
331.34° | |
0° 16m 11.28s / day | |
Inclination | 22.564° |
190.20° | |
74.203° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 6.205±0.030 km[6] 6.526±0.107 km[7] 7.63 km (calculated)[4] 7.80±1.80 km[8] 8.56±0.66 km[9] |
40.7 h[a] | |
0.087±0.014[9] 0.23±0.09[8] 0.293±0.045[7] 0.4213±0.0617[6] | |
S (assumed)[4] | |
12.6[6] · 12.8[4] · 12.90[1][8] · 13.36±0.51[10] · 13.60[9] | |
4899 Candace, provisional designation 1988 JU, is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 May 1988, by astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid was named after American chemist Candace Kohl.[2][3]
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