Orbit diagram of Xanthus asteroid with location as of March 6, 2013
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Henry Holt and Norman G. Thomas |
Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
Discovery date | 31 March 1989 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (4544) Xanthus |
1989 FB | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 7629 days (20.89 yr) |
Aphelion | 1.3023 AU (194.82 Gm) |
Perihelion | 0.78120 AU (116.866 Gm) |
1.0418 AU (155.85 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.25012 |
1.06 yr (388.38 d) | |
269.26925° | |
0° 55m 36.923s / day | |
Inclination | 14.146° |
24.00998° | |
333.75° | |
Earth MOID | 0.173705 AU (25.9859 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 4.14002 AU (619.338 Gm) |
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 5.835 |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 1.3 km |
Mean radius
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0.65 km |
37.65 h (1.569 d) | |
17.1 | |
4544 Xanthus (1989 FB) is an Apollo NEO discovered on March 31, 1989 by Henry Holt and Norman G. Thomas at Palomar Observatory.