4175 Billbaum
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Ted Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff |
| Discovery date | April 15, 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4175 |
| Alternative names | 1985 GX |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.1826216 |
| Perihelion | 2.1955292 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1835375 |
| Orbital period | 1610.6563890 |
| Mean anomaly | 153.57434 |
| Inclination | 13.56721 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 163.56306 |
| Argument of perihelion | 316.09363 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
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4175 Billbaum (1985 GX) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 15, 1985 by Ted Bowell at Flagstaff. It is named for William A. Baum.[1] Baum worked at Lowell Observatory (Directorship of Planetary Research Center) as well as on the Hubble Space Telescope.[1]
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