4205 David Hughes
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Ted Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff |
| Discovery date | 18 December 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4205 |
Named after | David Hughes |
| 1985 YP | |
| Mars crosser[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 13067 days (35.78 yr) |
| Aphelion | 1.9843439 AU (296.85362 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.4690003 AU (219.75932 Gm) |
| 1.726672 AU (258.3065 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1492303 |
| 2.27 yr (828.73 d) | |
| 144.8925° | |
| 0° 26m 3.838s / day | |
| Inclination | 16.47749° |
| 276.56100° | |
| 110.00957° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.553126 AU (82.7465 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 3.43969 AU (514.570 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 4.106 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4 – 8 km[2] |
| 24 h (1.0 d) | |
Sidereal rotation period | 24 h[1] |
| 14.3[1] | |
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4205 David Hughes (1985 YP) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on December 18, 1985 by Ted Bowell at Flagstaff. With an absolute magnitude of 14.3,[1] the asteroid is about 4–8 km in diameter.[2] The asteroid will pass 0.029 AU (4,300,000 km; 2,700,000 mi) from Mars on 2026-Oct-12 and 2103-Nov-24.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4205 David Hughes (1985 YP)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
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