4241 Pappalardo

Pappalardo
Discovery
Discovered by Schelte J. Bus
Discovery site Siding Spring Observatory
Discovery date March 2, 1981
Designations
MPC designation 4241
1981 EX46
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.1652339
Perihelion 2.7329001
Eccentricity 0.0733001
1849.8026055
302.89107
Inclination 0.97320
247.29340
117.94033
Physical characteristics
14.9

    4241 Pappalardo (1981 EX46) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1981 by Schelte J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.[1] It was named in 2000 in honor of Neil Pappalardo,[2] one of the primary donors of the Magellan Telescopes at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.[3]

    References

    1. "Osculating elements from astorb-database for 4241 Pappalardo". Kentauren.info. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names 1. Springer. p. 363. ISBN 3540002383.
    3. 10th Anniversary of the Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics (PDF). Massachusetts Institute of technology. 2010.

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