4451 Grieve

Grieve
Discovery
Discovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date 9 May 1988
Designations
MPC designation 4451
1988 JJ
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 22571 days (61.80 yr)
Aphelion 3.6068158 AU (539.57196 Gm)
Perihelion 1.6017169 AU (239.61344 Gm)
2.604266 AU (389.5926 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.3849643
4.20 yr (1535.1 d)
160.96768°
 14m 4.264s / day
Inclination 27.75245°
219.48458°
110.06734°
Earth MOID 0.766771 AU (114.7073 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.53088 AU (378.614 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.154
Physical characteristics
Dimensions ~15km[2]
6.864 h (0.2860 d)
6.86 h[1]
S[1]
12.0[1]

    4451 Grieve (1988 JJ) is a Mars-crossing asteroid (MCA) discovered on May 9, 1988 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker at Palomar.[1] At roughly 15 km in diameter,[2] it is one of the largest Mars-crossing asteroids as only 12 MCAs are brighter than absolute magnitude (H) 12.1.[3]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4451 Grieve". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
    3. "JPL Small-Body Database Search Engine: orbital class (MCA) and H < 12.1 (mag)". JPL Solar System Dynamics. Retrieved 2015-05-31.

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