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Weir
Discovery
Discovered byC. S. Shoemaker
Discovery sitePalomar Observatory
Discovery date13 May 1985
Designations
4085
1985 JR
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc12502 days (34.23 yr)
Aphelion2.8839 AU (431.43 Gm)
Perihelion2.3299 AU (348.55 Gm)
2.6069 AU (389.99 Gm)
Eccentricity0.10627
4.21 yr (1537.4 d)
121.386°
0° 14m 2.976s / day
Inclination14.218°
68.691°
136.101°
Earth MOID1.34168 AU (200.712 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.13757 AU (319.776 Gm)
TJupiter3.360
Physical characteristics
14.602 h (0.6084 d)
12.1

4085 Weir (1985 JR) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 13, 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory.

Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2006 show a rotation period of 14.602 ± 0.005 hours with a brightness variation of 0.18 ± 0.02 magnitude.[2]

References

  1. ^ "4085 Weir (1985 JR)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. ^ Warner, Brian D. (December 2006), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - March - June 2006", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 33 (4): 85–88, Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...85W.