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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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morpheus diameter asteroid orbit rotation kilometers observatory albedo au discovery 1982 magnitude lightcurve helin shoemaker palomar mythology minor planet period
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4197 Morpheus | Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 · 14.8 · 14.88 | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Alternative designations | 1982 TA | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Aphelion | 4.0690 AU | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Argument of perihelion | 122.40° | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Discovered by | E. F. Helin E. Shoemaker | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Discovery date | 11 October 1982 | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Discovery site | Palomar Obs. | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Earliest precovery date | 3 September 1954 | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Earth MOID | 0.0987 AU · 38.5 LD | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Eccentricity | 0.7716 | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Geometric albedo | 0.2389 0.276±0.077 0.44 | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Inclination | 12.577° | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Longitude of ascending node | 7.1844° | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Mean anomaly | 339.88° | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Mean diameter | 1.8 km (dated) 2.20 km (dated) 2.98 km (taken) 2.981 km 3.043±0.156 km | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Mean motion | 0° 16m 59.16s / day | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Minor planet category | Apollo · NEO Mars-crosser Venus-crosser | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Named after | Morpheus (mythology and movie) | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Observation arc | 61.98 yr (22,639 days) | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.48 yr (1,271 days) | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Perihelion | 0.5246 AU | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Pronunciation | /ˈmɔːrfiːəs/ | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Semi-major axis | 2.2968 AU | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Spectral type | SMASS = Sq · S | 1.00 | infobox |
| 4197 Morpheus | Synodic rotation period | 3.5372 h 3.5380 h 3.5387 h 3.540±0.001 h 3.560 h | 1.00 | infobox |
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