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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Bus, S. J. |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring |
| Discovery date | March 2, 1981 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4924 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1981 EQ40 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6159816 |
| Peri | 1.6918884 |
| Semi-major axis | 2.153 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2145128 |
| Orbital period | 1154.6418946 |
| Mean anomaly | 76.08419 |
| Inclination | 1.72682 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 180.16210 |
| Argument of peri | 148.51437 |
| Dimensions | 3 km diameter |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
4924 Hiltner (1981 EQ40) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1981 by Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring in the course of the UK Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.
Named in memory of William Albert Hiltner by suggestions of R. P. Binzel.
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