4147 Lennon
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4147 Lennon, provisional designation 1983 AY, is a stony Vestian asteroid and a potentially slow rotator from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by American astronomer Brian Skiff at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station on 12 January 1983.[9] It was later named after musician John Lennon.[2]
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | B. A. Skiff |
Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Stn. |
Discovery date | 12 January 1983 |
Designations | |
(4147) Lennon | |
Named after | John Lennon (musician, The Beatles)[2] |
1983 AY · 1971 YG 1980 KA | |
main-belt · Vestian [3] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 44.51 yr (16,258 days) |
Aphelion | 2.5524 AU |
Perihelion | 2.1712 AU |
2.3618 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0807 |
3.63 yr (1,326 days) | |
88.732° | |
0° 16m 17.4s / day | |
Inclination | 5.7326° |
288.57° | |
302.94° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 5.171±0.087 km[4][5] 7.13±0.37 km[6] 7.46 km (calculated)[3] |
137 h[7] | |
0.20 (assumed)[3] 0.240±0.049[6] 0.4166±0.0564[4] | |
V [7]: 5 · S [3] | |
12.90[6] · 13.0[1][3][4] · 13.63±0.34[8] | |
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