4148 McCartney
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4148 McCartney is an asteroid
named in honour of ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney
. It was discovered by Ted Bowell
on July 11, 1983.
McCartney is an asteroid of the main belt, at 2.525 AU. It has an eccentricity of 1.098 and an orbital period of 1,258.21 days (3.66 years). Its mean orbital velocity is 19.88 km/s, and its inclination is 6.14°.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
named in honour of ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
. It was discovered by Ted Bowell
Edward L. G. Bowell
Edward L. G. Bowell , known as "Ted", is an American astronomer. Bowell was educated at Emanuel School London, University College, London, and the Université de Paris....
on July 11, 1983.
McCartney is an asteroid of the main belt, at 2.525 AU. It has an eccentricity of 1.098 and an orbital period of 1,258.21 days (3.66 years). Its mean orbital velocity is 19.88 km/s, and its inclination is 6.14°.