4947 Ninkasi
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | October 12, 1988 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4947 |
| Named after | Ninkasi |
| Alternative names | 1988 TJ1 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 1.600642072126253 |
| Perihelion | 1.139240295450682 |
| Eccentricity | .1684020387647589 |
| Orbital period | 585.6677493236969 |
| Mean anomaly | 56.72465833843842 |
| Inclination | 15.65038203686066 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 215.4988624078139 |
| Argument of perihelion | 192.867020104817 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.7 |
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4947 Ninkasi (1988 TJ1) is an Amor asteroid discovered on October 12, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
It was named after Ninkasi, the Sumerian goddess of wine and beer, who helped the god Lugalbanda rescue the tablets of fate from the demon Zu.[1]
References
- ↑ Dictionary of minor planet names, by Lutz D. Schmadel.
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