4924 Hiltner
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Bus, S. J. |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring |
| Discovery date | March 2, 1981 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4924 |
| 1981 EQ40 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.6159816 |
| Perihelion | 1.6918884 |
| 2.153 | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2145128 |
| 1154.6418946 | |
| 76.08419 | |
| Inclination | 1.72682 |
| 180.16210 | |
| 148.51437 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 3 km diameter |
| 15.41 | |
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4924 Hiltner (1981 EQ40) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1981 by Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring in the course of the UK Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.
Named in memory of William Albert Hiltner by suggestions of R. P. Binzel.
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