4942 Munroe
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | H. Debehogne |
| Discovery site | ESO (La Silla) |
| Discovery date | 24 February 1987 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4942 Munroe |
|
1987 DU6; 1955 MS 1971 GE; 1990 CB | |
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main-belt (Eunomia family) | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 22177 days (60.72 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.5015 AU (374.22 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.9010 AU (284.39 Gm) |
| 2.2013 AU (329.31 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.13641 |
| 3.27 yr (1192.9 d) | |
| 188.30° | |
| 0° 18m 6.408s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.8343° |
| 278.16° | |
| 11.117° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.883103 AU (132.1103 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.6367 AU (394.44 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.650 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| X (SMASSII) | |
| 13.5 | |
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4942 Munroe (1987 DU6) is a main-belt minor planet[2] discovered by Henri Debehogne at La Silla Observatory in Chile on February 24, 1987.
In 2013, it was named after Randall Munroe, a former NASA roboticist and the author of the xkcd webcomic.[2] The name was chosen by xkcd readers Lewis Hulbert and Jordan Zhu.[3]
Munroe calculates that the asteroid is between 6 and 10 kilometers in diameter, comparable in size to the Chicxulub asteroid.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4942 Munroe (1987 DU6)" (2015-01-20 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- 1 2 Richardson, Chris (October 2, 2013). "xkcd Author Gets Asteroid Named After Him". iEntry Network. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ Lecher, Colin (October 2, 2013). "Aw, They Named An Asteroid After The Creator Of XKCD". nextmedia Pty Ltd. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ Munroe, Randall (September 30, 2013). "Asteroid 4942 Munroe". xkcd. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
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