4024 Ronan

Ronan
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell
Discovery site Flagstaff (AM)
Discovery date November 24, 1981
Designations
MPC designation 4024
Named after
 Colin Ronan
1981 WQ
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.635 AU
Perihelion 1.929 AU
Eccentricity 0.1546
1259.284°
179.187°
Inclination 7.766°
54.503°
75.695°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 10[1] km
12.9

    4024 Ronan (1981 WQ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 24, 1981 by Edward L. G. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It has an estimated size of 10 km.[1]

    Photometric observations of this asteroid made during 2010 show a leisurely rotation period of 365 ± 5 hours with a brightness variation of 1.0 ± 0.5 magnitude.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Stephens, Robert D.; Warner, Brian D. (July 2010), "The Lightcurve for the Long-Period Asteroid 4024 Ronan", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 37 (3): 124–125, Bibcode:2010MPBu...37..124S.

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