4085 Weir

Weir
Discovery
Discovered by C. S. Shoemaker
Discovery site Palomar Observatory
Discovery date May 13, 1985
Designations
MPC designation 4085
1985 JR
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.890 AU
Perihelion 2.320 AU
Eccentricity 0.1094
1535.564 d
185.991°
Inclination 14.229°
68.744°
135.593°
Physical characteristics
12.3

    4085 Weir (1985 JR) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 13, 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory.

    Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2006 show a rotation period of 14.602 ± 0.005 hours with a brightness variation of 0.18 ± 0.02 magnitude.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ Warner, Brian D. (December 2006), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - March - June 2006", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 33 (4): 85–88, Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...85W.

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