4492 Debussy
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | Haute-Provence Obs. |
| Discovery date | 17 September 1988 |
| Designations | |
| 4492 Debussy | |
Named after | Claude Debussy |
| 1988 SH; 1979 SZ10 1979 VF1; 1981 EC | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 23463 days (64.24 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.2649 AU (488.42 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2691 AU (339.45 Gm) |
| 2.7670 AU (413.94 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.17995 |
| 4.60 yr (1681.2 d) | |
| 308.08° | |
| 0° 12m 50.904s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.0244° |
| 350.05° | |
| 52.554° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.28605 AU (192.390 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.22472 AU (332.813 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.301 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 26.606 h (1.1086 d) | |
| 12.8 | |
4492 Debussy is a main belt binary asteroid.[2] It was discovered on 17 September 1988 by Eric Elst. It is named after the French composer Claude Debussy.[3] It is believed to measure approximately 10 km in diameter.
On 21 March 2004 it was announced that lightcurve observations indicate the presence of a moon orbiting Debussy at a distance of 31 km.[2] Its provisional name is S/2004 (4492) 1.
References
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4492 Debussy (1988 SH)" (2015-09-18 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ a b Johnston, Robert. "(4492) Debussy". johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ Schmade, Lutz. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Heidelberg: Springer, 2012, p.364.
