4959 Niinoama
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Natori and Urata |
| Discovery site | Yakiimo |
| Discovery date | August 15, 1991 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4959 |
| 1991 PA1 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.1630 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.1230 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.00525 |
| 2038.587 d | |
| 285.709° | |
| Inclination | 9.005° |
| 128.953° | |
| 284.381° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.1082 | |
| 10.80 | |
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4959 Niinoama (1991 PA1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 15, 1991 by Natori and Urata at Yakiimo.
Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2008 show a rotation period of 4.73 ± 0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.32 ± 0.04 magnitude.[1]
References
- ↑ Carbo, Landy; et al. (July 2009), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Oakley Southern Sky Observatory and Oakley Observatory: 2008 September and October", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 36 (3): 91–94, Bibcode:2009MPBu...36...91C.
External links
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 4959 Niinoama
- Here is a shot of asteroid Niinoama, 2.2au from Earth on 17JAN2005 from the SDSS site - Fermats Brother
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