4409 Kissling

4409 Kissling
Discovery
Discovered by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin
Discovery date June 30, 1989
Designations
Named after Zlatá Koruna
Alternate name(s) 1964 VD2; 1980 XR1; 1985 VH1; 1989 MD
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch November 26, 2005 (JD 2453700.5)
Aphelion 496.374 Gm (3.318 AU)
Perihelion 411.521 Gm (2.751 AU)
Semi-major axis 453.948 Gm (3.034 AU)
Eccentricity 0.093
Orbital period 1930.719 d (5.29 a)
Average orbital speed 17.06 km/s
Mean anomaly 342.116°
Inclination 5.362°
Longitude of ascending node 349.389°
Argument of perihelion 335.300°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions ? km
Mass ?×10? kg
Mean density ? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity ? m/s²
Escape velocity ? km/s
Rotation period ? d
Albedo 0.1?
Temperature ~160 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude (H) 12.2

4409 Kissling is the name given to an asteroid discovered by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin, in 1989. It is named after Dr. Warwick Kissling, an amateur astronomer and mathematical modeller from Wellington, New Zealand.