4544 Xanthus
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Henry Holt and Norman G. Thomas |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 31, 1989 |
| Designations | |
| 4544 | |
| 1989 FB | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 1.302359096195236 |
| Perihelion | .7813092519489786 |
| Eccentricity | .2500637132153599 |
| 388.4152969208095 | |
| 194.0366902806036 | |
| Inclination | 14.14493388824627 |
| 24.0362517447921 | |
| 333.7096716638313 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 1.3 km |
| 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.
External links
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 4544 Xanthus
- Benner, et al. - Radar Detection of Near-Earth Asteroids 2062 Aten, 2101 Adonis, 3103 Eger, 4544 Xanthus, and 1992 QN (1997)
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