4332 Milton

Milton
Discovery
Discovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date 5 September 1983
Designations
MPC designation 4332
1983 RC
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 14 May 2008
Aphelion 3.3981961
Perihelion 1.7755583
Eccentricity 0.3136287
1519.7150095
334.78452
Inclination 19.14877
166.08356
198.32071
Physical characteristics
0.2306
11.90

    4332 Milton (1983 RC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 5 September 1983 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker at Palomar and named for astrogeologist Daniel J. Milton (28 July 1934 -).

    Photometric observations during 2008 showed a rotation period of 3.2978 ± 0.0003 hours and a brightness variation of 0.30 ± 0.05 in magnitude.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ Oey, Julian (October 2009), "Lightcurve Analysis of Asteroids from Leura and Kingsgrove Observatory in the Second Half of 2008", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 36 (4): 162–164, Bibcode:2009MPBu...36..162O

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