4899 Candace
4899 Candace, provisional designation 1988 JU, is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 May 1988, by astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid was named after American chemist Candace Kohl.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Shoemaker E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 9 May 1988 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (4899) Candace |
Named after | Candace P. Kohl (American chemist) |
Alternative designations | 1988 JU · 1952 QL1 1977 EZ1 · 1977 FK1 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (inner) Phocaea · background |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 40.31 yr (14,724 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8121 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9324 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.3722 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1854 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.65 yr (1,335 days) |
Mean anomaly | 331.34° |
Mean motion | 0° 16m 11.28s / day |
| Inclination | 22.564° |
Longitude of ascending node | 190.20° |
| 74.203° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.205±0.030 km 6.526±0.107 km 7.63 km (calculated) 7.80±1.80 km 8.56±0.66 km |
Synodic rotation period | 40.7 h |
| 0.087±0.014 0.23±0.09 0.293±0.045 0.4213±0.0617 | |
| S (assumed) | |
| 12.6 · 12.8 · 12.90 · 13.36±0.51 · 13.60 | |
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