4142 Dersu-Uzala

4142 Dersu-Uzala
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Z. Vávrová
Discovery site Kleť Observatory
Discovery date 28 May 1981
Designations
MPC designation 4142 Dersu-Uzala
Named after
Dersu Uzala
1981 KE; 1970 AB
1982 VB
Mars-crosser
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 16550 days (45.31 yr)
Aphelion 2.2005 AU (329.19 Gm)
Perihelion 1.6224 AU (242.71 Gm)
1.9114 AU (285.94 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.15122
2.64 yr (965.23 d)
133.61°
 22m 22.692s / day
Inclination 26.494°
60.670°
55.321°
Earth MOID 0.704506 AU (105.3926 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 3.17216 AU (474.548 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.795
Physical characteristics
140 h (5.8 d)
A (SMASSII)
13.0

    4142 Dersu-Uzala is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 965.3 days (2.64 years).[1]

    The asteroid was discovered by Zdeňka Vávrová on May 28, 1981.

    It is named after Dersu Uzala, the main character of a book by Vladimir Arsenyev.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4142 Dersu-Uzala (1981 KE)" (2015-04-28 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

    External links


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