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of stony asteroids, alternatively known as Herta family. It is part of the Nysa–Polana complex, the largest grouping of asteroids in the main-belt. The complex is typically further divided into subfamilies with different spectral properties.
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Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J.; et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters".
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Binzel, Richard P.; Xu, Shui; Bus, Schelte J.; Bowell, Edward (September 1992). "Small Main-Belt Asteroid Lightcurve Survey".
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Nesvorný, D.; Broz, M.; Carruba, V. (December 2014). "Identification and Dynamical Properties of Asteroid Families".
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assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20, and derives a diameter of 3.56 kilometers based on an
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in February 1977, or four years prior to its official discovery observation at Siding Spring.
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was named in memory of famous American screenwriter, producer and futurist,
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measures 3.622 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an
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of 12 hours. It was named for American screenwriter
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Lightcurve analysis gave a highly uncertain 1385: 1320: 525:once every 3 years and 8 months (1,334 days; 8: 716: 714: 712: 710: 708: 706: 704: 521:asteroid belt at a distance of 1.8–2.9  18: 622:According to the survey carried out by the 1413: 1392: 1378: 1370: 1327: 1313: 1305: 1250: 1182:Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR 1081: 1032: 925: 865: 748: 746: 744: 742: 817: 815: 1677:Astronomical objects discovered in 1981 1657:Minor planet object articles (numbered) 1184:– Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend 1100:10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch016 700: 584:In the 1990s, a fragmentary rotational 907: 905: 903: 901: 792: 790: 788: 786: 784: 782: 780: 778: 776: 774: 640:Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link 17: 800:. Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB) 301:Longitude of ascending node 7: 1255: 1159:Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB) 628:Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer 529:of 2.37 AU). Its orbit has an 517:The asteroid orbits the Sun in the 798:"LCDB Data for (4659) Roddenberry" 14: 1198:AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site 1176:Dictionary of Minor Planet Names 674:television series, and for the 722:"4659 Roddenberry (1981 EP20)" 671:Star Trek: The Next Generation 464:from the inner regions of the 1: 1667:Discoveries by Schelte J. Bus 1051:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.007 997:10.1016/0019-1035(92)90184-9 823:"Asteroid 4659 Roddenberry" 662:(1921–1991), known for the 313:Argument of perihelion 1693: 944:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90 884:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68 453:, provisional designation 134:Minor planet category 1416: 1401:Small Solar System bodies 1342: 914:The Astrophysical Journal 854:The Astrophysical Journal 758:Jet Propulsion Laboratory 476:in Australia. 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Index

Discovered by
S. J. Bus
Discovery site
Siding Spring Obs.
MPC designation
Gene Roddenberry
Alternative designations
Minor planet category
main-belt
inner
Nysa
Orbital characteristics
Epoch
JD
Uncertainty parameter
Observation arc
yr
Aphelion
AU
Perihelion
Semi-major axis
Eccentricity
Orbital period (sidereal)
Mean anomaly
°
Mean motion
Inclination
Longitude of ascending node
Argument of perihelion
Physical characteristics

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