4205 David Hughes
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Ted Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff |
| Discovery date | December 18, 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4205 |
Named after | David Hughes |
| 1985 YP | |
| Mars crosser[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 1.9839717 |
| Perihelion | 1.4690535 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1491209 |
| 828.6154807 | |
| 8.46999 | |
| Inclination | 16.48067 |
| 276.60760 | |
| 109.97081 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4 – 8 km[2] |
Sidereal rotation period | 24 h[1] |
| 14.3[1] | |
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4205 David Hughes (1985 YP) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on December 18, 1985 by Ted Bowell at Flagstaff. With an absolute magnitude of 14.3,[1] the asteroid is about 4–8 km in diameter.[2] The asteroid will pass 0.029 AU (4,300,000 km; 2,700,000 mi) from Mars on 2026-Oct-12 and 2103-Nov-24.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4205 David Hughes (1985 YP)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- 1 2 "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
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