39428 Emilybrontë
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Emilybrontë |
| Designation | 4169 T-2 |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1973 |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.2014777 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 2.4673967 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 1.9702713 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 2.9645221 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 3.88 a |
| Inclination (i) | 3.38190° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 73.83850° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 305.47884° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 327.69031° |
39428 Emilybrontë is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1415.6533112 days (3.88 years).[1]
The asteroid was discovered on 29 September 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on photographic plates taken by Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory near Pauma Valley, California.
It was named in honour of English novelist Emily Brontë.
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-04-21.