8441 Lapponica
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1977 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 8441 |
Named after | Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| 4008 T-3 | |
| Main belt [2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.492 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8883 AU |
| 2.19018 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.137825 |
| 1183.91 days (3.24 years) | |
| 55.828° | |
| Inclination | 4.994° |
| 97.996° | |
| 86.682° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3.275 ± 0.001 hours [4] | |
| 13.6 [5] | |
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8441 Lapponica (4008 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.[1] Named for the bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) a migratory bird of the family Scolopacidae.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (5001)-(10000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
- ↑ "8441 Lapponica (4008 T-3)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
- ↑ "(8441) Lapponica". AstDyS. University of Pisa. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
- ↑ Maurice Clark (October 2008). "Asteroid Lightcurve Observations". The Minor Planet Bulletin 35 (4): 152–154. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..152C.
- ↑ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (fifth ed.). Germany: Springer. p. 650. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
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