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4197 Morpheus

4197 Morpheus, provisional designation 1982 TA, is a highly eccentric asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 11 October 1982, by American astronomers Eleanor Helin and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid was later named for Morpheus…

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Absolute magnitude (H)
14.6 · 14.8 · 14.88
Alternative designations
1982 TA
Aphelion
4.0690 AU
Argument of perihelion
122.40°
Discovered by
E. F. Helin E. Shoemaker
Discovery date
11 October 1982

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4197 Morpheus

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples55
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
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4197 Morpheus → Archived, Asteroid Lightcurve Database, CdR, Close, December, Dictionary, Discovery, Dynamic SiteEphemerides, Ephemeris, ESA, Genève, Google, JPL Small-Body DatabaseClose, LCDB, Minor Planet Names, MOID, Morpheus, Near Earth Objects, NeoDyS-2, Observation
Absolute magnitude (H) · 1
4197 Morpheus → 14.6 · 14.8 · 14.88
Alternative designations · 1
4197 Morpheus → 1982 TA
Aphelion · 1
4197 Morpheus → 4.0690 AU
Argument of perihelion · 1
4197 Morpheus → 122.40°
Discovered by · 1
4197 Morpheus → E. F. Helin E. Shoemaker
Discovery date · 1
4197 Morpheus → 11 October 1982
Discovery site · 1
4197 Morpheus → Palomar Obs.
Earliest precovery date · 1
4197 Morpheus → 3 September 1954
Earth MOID · 1
4197 Morpheus → 0.0987 AU · 38.5 LD

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morpheus diameter asteroid orbit rotation kilometers observatory albedo au discovery 1982 magnitude lightcurve helin shoemaker palomar mythology minor planet period

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4197 MorpheusAbsolute magnitude (H)14.6 · 14.8 · 14.881.00infobox
4197 MorpheusAlternative designations1982 TA1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusAphelion4.0690 AU1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusArgument of perihelion122.40°1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusDiscovered byE. F. Helin E. Shoemaker1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusDiscovery date11 October 19821.00infobox
4197 MorpheusDiscovery sitePalomar Obs.1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusEarliest precovery date3 September 19541.00infobox
4197 MorpheusEarth MOID0.0987 AU · 38.5 LD1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusEccentricity0.77161.00infobox
4197 MorpheusGeometric albedo0.2389 0.276±0.077 0.441.00infobox
4197 MorpheusInclination12.577°1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusLongitude of ascending node7.1844°1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusMean anomaly339.88°1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusMean diameter1.8 km (dated) 2.20 km (dated) 2.98 km (taken) 2.981 km 3.043±0.156 km1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusMean motion0° 16m 59.16s / day1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusMinor planet categoryApollo · NEO Mars-crosser Venus-crosser1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusNamed afterMorpheus (mythology and movie)1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusObservation arc61.98 yr (22,639 days)1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusOrbital period (sidereal)3.48 yr (1,271 days)1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusPerihelion0.5246 AU1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusPronunciation/ˈmɔːrfiːəs/1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusSemi-major axis2.2968 AU1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusSpectral typeSMASS = Sq · S1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusSynodic rotation period3.5372 h 3.5380 h 3.5387 h 3.540±0.001 h 3.560 h1.00infobox

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