4205 David Hughes
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Stn. |
| Discovery date | 18 December 1985 |
| Designations | |
| (4205) David Hughes | |
Named after | David Hughes (British astronomer) |
| 1985 YP · 1986 AF 1986 CF | |
| Mars-crosser | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 37.73 yr (13,780 d) |
| Aphelion | 1.9843 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.4686 AU |
| 1.7264 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1494 |
| 2.27 yr (829 d) | |
| 132.52° | |
| 0° 26m 4.2s / day | |
| Inclination | 16.479° |
| 276.55° | |
| 109.98° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.5525 AU (215 LD) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3.92 km (calculated) | |
| 24 h | |
| 0.20 (assumed) | |
| SMASS = Xe | |
| 14.4 | |
4205 David Hughes, provisional designation 1985 YP, is a Mars-crossing asteroid from inside the innermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 18 December 1985, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona. The transitional X-type asteroid has a longer-than average rotation period of at least 24 hours. It was named for British astronomer David Hughes.