4409 Kissling
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin |
| Discovery date | June 30, 1989 |
| Alternate designations B |
1964 VD2; 1980 XR1; 1985 VH1; 1989 MD |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.093 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 453.948 Gm (3.034 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 411.521 Gm (2.751 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 496.374 Gm (3.318 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1930.719 d (5.29 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 17.06 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 5.362° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
349.389° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
335.300° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 342.116° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Density | ? g/cm³ |
| Surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Spectral class | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 12.2 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.1? |
| Mean surface temperature |
~160 K |
4409 Kissling is the name given to an asteroid discovered by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin, in 1989. It is named after Dr. Warwick Kissling, an amateur astronomy and mathematical modeller from Wellington, New Zealand.
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