4957 Brucemurray

4957 Brucemurray
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Eleanor F. Helin
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date 15 December 1990
Designations
MPC designation 1990 XJ
Named after
Bruce C. Murray
MPO 337294
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 14295 days (39.14 yr)
Aphelion 1.908380432373775 AU (285.48964916866 Gm)
Perihelion 1.222574660787121 AU (182.89456602552 Gm)
1.565477546580 AU (234.1921075970 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.2190404369212110
1.96 yr (715.43 d)
340.2498839721010°
 30m 11.492s / day
Inclination 35.00671266781850°
254.9152834203580°
97.46453446426670°
Earth MOID 0.424606 AU (63.5202 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 3.59536 AU (537.858 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 4.201
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 3 – 6 km[3]
2.892 h (0.1205 d)
2.89 h[2]
14.9[2]

    4957 Brucemurray (or 1990 XJ) is an Amor asteroid discovered on December 15, 1990 by Eleanor F. Helin at Palomar.

    With an absolute magnitude of 14.9,[2] the asteroid is about 3–6 km in diameter.[3] On 2033-May-18 the asteroid will pass 0.0684 AU (10,230,000 km; 6,360,000 mi) from Mars.[2]

    References

    1. "(4957) Brucemurray = 1990 XJ". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4957 Brucemurray (1990 XJ)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
    3. 1 2 "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2014-06-27.

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