- 4230 van den Bergh
Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = van den Bergh
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caption =
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =van Houten andGehrels
discovery_site = Palomar
discovered =September 19 ,1973
designations = yes
mp_name = 4230
alt_names = 1973 ST1
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch =May 14 ,2008
aphelion = 4.4827618
perihelion = 3.4230710
semimajor =
eccentricity = 0.1340391
period = 2870.6144686
avg_speed =
inclination = 3.09729
asc_node = 160.55595
mean_anomaly = 329.98532
arg_peri = 24.38447
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo = 0.0259
temperatures=
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spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 11.704230 van den Bergh (1973 ST1) is a
Outer Main-belt Asteroid discovered onSeptember 19 ,1973 byvan Houten andGehrels at Palomar. It is named forSidney van den Bergh , Dutch Canadian astronomer and former director of theDominion Astrophysical Observatory . [ [http://www.rasc.ca/education/asteroids.shtml] The Royal Astronomy Society of Canada - Canadian Asteroids]References
External links
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=4230+van+den+Bergh JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 4230 van den Bergh]
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