4058 Cecilgreen

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Cecilgreen
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Bowell, E.
Discovery site Flagstaff
Discovery date May 4, 1986
Designations
MPC designation 4058
Named after Cecil Howard Green
Alternative names 1986 JV
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.307 AU
Perihelion 2.715 AU
Eccentricity 0.0984
Orbital period 1908.470 d
Mean anomaly 1.976°
Inclination 10.789°
Longitude of ascending node 61.904°
Argument of perihelion 250.314°
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 11.4

    4058 Cecilgreen (1986 JV) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 4, 1986, by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff. It was named after geophysicist Cecil H. Green.[1]

    Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2008 show a rotation period of 7.34 ± 0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.22 ± 0.02 magnitude.[2]

    References

    1. ↑ Tatum, J. B. (December 1991), "Minor Planets with a Canadian Connection - Comets Discovered by Canadians", Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 85 (6): 381, Bibcode:1991JRASC..85..378T. 
    2. ↑ Carbo, Landy et al. (July 2009), "Rotationally Resolved Photometry of the V-type Near-Earth Asteroid 4055 Magellan (1985 DO2)", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 36 (3): 91–94, Bibcode:2009MPBu...36...91C. 

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