5641 McCleese
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Helin |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | February 27, 1990 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 5641 |
| 1990 DJ | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.0495011 |
| Perihelion | 1.5894677 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1264186 |
| 896.4393653 | |
| 99.67338 | |
| Inclination | 22.20555 |
| 151.36560 | |
| 56.96436 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6 km (IRAS)[1] |
Sidereal rotation period | 418 h[1] |
| 0.4552[1] | |
| A[1] | |
| 14.0[1] | |
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5641 McCleese (1990 DJ) is a relatively large 6 km Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on February 27, 1990 by E. Helin at Palomar.[1] It has a notably high albedo of 0.46 and a 418-hour rotation period.[1] It is a rare A-type asteroid.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 5641 McCleese". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Search Engine: spec. type = A (SMASSII)". JPL Solar System Dynamics. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
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