4185 Phystech

Phystech

Discovery
Discovered by	T. M. Smirnova
Discovery site	Nauchnyj
Discovery date	4 March 1975
Designations
MPC designation	4185
Alternative names	1975 ED
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	22596 days (61.86 yr)
Aphelion	2.4334180 AU (364.03415 Gm)
Perihelion	2.0017759 AU (299.46141 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.217597 AU (331.7478 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.0973220
Orbital period	3.30 yr (1206.2 d)
Mean anomaly	73.053943°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 54.441^s / day
Inclination	2.229897°
Longitude of ascending node	265.80324°
Argument of perihelion	320.83876°
Earth MOID	0.991767 AU (148.3662 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.54749 AU (381.099 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.645
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	4.66904 h (0.194543 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.2

4185 Phystech (1975 ED) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 4, 1975 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj. It is named in honor of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT). The name was proposed by the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in St. Petersburg on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of MIPT in 1996.

References

1. "4185 Phystech (1975 ED)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 4185 Phystech
• Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union on 4185 Phystech
• 4185 Phystech at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters