4544 Xanthus
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Orbit diagram of Xanthus asteroid with location as of March 6, 2013 | |
| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | Henry Holt and Norman G. Thomas |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 31, 1989 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4544 |
| 1989 FB | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 1.302 AU |
| Perihelion | .7813 AU |
| 1.04 AU | |
| Eccentricity | .250 |
| 388.41529692 days | |
| 194.03669 | |
| Inclination | 14.145 |
| 24.03625 | |
| 333.71 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 1.3 km |
| 17.1 | |
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4544 Xanthus (1989 FB) is an Apollo NEO discovered on March 31, 1989 by Henry Holt and Norman G. Thomas at Palomar Observatory.
External links
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 4544 Xanthus
- Benner, et al. - Radar Detection of Near-Earth Asteroids 2062 Aten, 2101 Adonis, 3103 Eger, 4544 Xanthus, and 1992 QN (1997)
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