4055 Magellan
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| Discovery[1] | |
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| Discovered by | E. Helin |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | February 24, 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1985 DO2 |
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Named after
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Ferdinand Magellan |
| MPO 337285, 1988 OG | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.414 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.226 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.3263 |
| 896.991° | |
| 19.617° | |
| Inclination | 23.244° |
| 164.906° | |
| 154.221° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 3.038 km |
| 0.23 | |
| V | |
| 14.8 | |
4055 Magellan (or 1985 DO2) is an Amor asteroid discovered on February 24, 1985, by E. Helin at Palomar. Based upon the spectrum, it is compositionally similar to 4 Vesta. It has a high albedo of 0.31.[2]
Photometric observations of this asteroid in 2010 show a rotation period of 7.488 ± 0.001 hours, with a brightness variation of 0.8 magnitude. The large variation suggests an elongated shape.[2]
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