4340 Dence
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Carolyn S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | May 04, 1986 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4340 |
| 1986 JZ | |
| Main belt [2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.9504 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8361 AU |
| 2.39327 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.232792 |
| 1352.34 days (3.70 years) | |
| 27.546° | |
| Inclination | 25.184° |
| 81.097° | |
| 175.811° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 15.473 ± 0.005 hours [4] | |
| 13.1 [5] | |
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4340 Dence (1986 JZ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 4, 1986 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory.[1] Named in honor of Michael R. Dence executive director of the Royal Society of Canada.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- ↑ "4340 Dence (1986 JZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
- ↑ "(4340) Dence". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
- ↑ Maurice Clark (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. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz; International Astronomical Union (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (fifth ed.). Germany: Springer. p. 372. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
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