4899 Candace

4899 Candace
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. Shoemaker
E. M. Shoemaker
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date9 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 arc40.31 yr (14,724 days)
Aphelion2.8121 AU
Perihelion1.9324 AU
2.3722 AU
Eccentricity0.1854
3.65 yr (1,335 days)
331.34°
0° 16m 11.28s / day
Inclination22.564°
190.20°
74.203°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.205±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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