1486 Marilyn
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1486 Marilyn, provisional designation 1938 QA, is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 23 August 1938, by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle.[14] The asteroid was named after Marilyn Herget, daughter of astronomer Paul Herget.[2]
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![]() Shape of Marilyn modelled from its lightcurve | |
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | E. Delporte |
Discovery site | Uccle Obs. |
Discovery date | 23 August 1938 |
Designations | |
(1486) Marilyn | |
Named after | Marilyn Herget[2] (daughter of astronomer) Paul Herget |
1938 QA | |
main-belt · (inner)[3] background[4] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 79.11 yr (28,894 days) |
Aphelion | 2.4725 AU |
Perihelion | 1.9245 AU |
2.1985 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1246 |
3.26 yr (1,191 days) | |
93.483° | |
0° 18m 8.64s / day | |
Inclination | 0.0751° |
333.23° | |
350.11° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 6.13±0.42 km[5] 6.414±0.086 km[6] 6.925±0.051 km[7] 8.18 km (calculated)[3] |
2.2837±0.0001 h (dated)[8] 4.566±0.004 h[9] 4.566945±0.000001 h[10] 4.56695±0.00005 h[11] 4.568±0.001 h[12] | |
0.20 (assumed)[3] 0.3118±0.0507[7] 0.391±0.041[5] | |
S (assumed)[3] | |
12.70[5][7] · 12.8[1][3] · 12.93±0.25[13] | |
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