4341 Poseidon
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Carolyn S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | 29 May 1987 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4341 |
Named after | Poseidon |
| 1987 KF | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 10292 days (28.18 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.082383644419000 AU (461.11802988558 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 0.5880507368715520 AU (87.971138099550 Gm) |
| 1.835217190645 AU (274.5445839925 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.6795743087689860 |
| 2.49 yr (908.09 d) | |
| 215.323403547380° | |
| 0° 23m 47.169s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.85246636615570° |
| 108.120865069256° | |
| 15.65063808570370° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.194452 AU (29.0896 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.03688 AU (304.713 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.688 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 6.262 h (0.2609 d) | |
| 16.0 | |
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4341 Poseidon (1987 KF) is an Apollo asteroid and Near-Earth object discovered on May 29, 1987 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory.
It may be associated with the Taurid Complex.[2]
References
- ↑ "4341 Poseidon (1987 KF)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ Babadzhanov, P. B. (2001). "Search for meteor showers associated with Near-Earth Asteroids". Astronomy and Astrophysics 373 (1): 329–335. Bibcode:2001A&A...373..329B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20010583.
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