4055 Magellan

4055 Magellan
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. Helin
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date24 February 1985
Designations
(4055) Magellan
PronunciationUS: /məˈdʒɛlən/, UK: /məˈɡɛlən/[2]
Named after
Ferdinand Magellan
(Portuguese navigator)[3]
1985 DO2 · 1988 OG
NEO · Amor [1][4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc32.40 yr (11,835 days)
Aphelion2.4140 AU
Perihelion1.2270 AU
1.8205 AU
Eccentricity0.3260
2.46 yr (897 days)
303.89°
0° 24m 4.68s / day
Inclination23.251°
164.85°
154.36°
Earth MOID0.2398 AU · 93.4 LD
Physical characteristics
Dimensions2.204±0.078 km[5]
2.49 km[6]
2.781±0.147 km[7]
6.384±0.005 h[8]
7.475±0.001 h[a]
7.479±0.001 h[9]
7.4805±0.0013 h[10]
7.48202±0.0001 h[11]
7.488±0.001[12]
7.496±0.005 h[13]
0.31[6][12]
0.330±0.067[7]
0.36±0.27[14]
0.415±0.071[5]
V (Tholen) [1]
V (SMASS) [1]
V [15][16][17][18][19]
14.00[18] · 14.45±0.2 (R)[a] · 14.515±0.002 (R)[10] · 14.6[7] · 14.64±0.56[17] · 14.7[1] · 14.9[6][19] · 14.90±0.3[5]

4055 Magellan, provisional designation 1985 DO2, is a bright asteroid and near-Earth object of the Amor group. It is approximately 2.5 kilometers in diameter, and its orbit is moderately eccentric. It was discovered on 24 February 1985, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[4] It was later named for Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.[3]

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