4659 Roddenberry
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring Obs. |
| Discovery date | 2 March 1981 |
| Designations | |
| (4659) Roddenberry | |
Named after | Gene Roddenberry (American screenwriter) |
| 1981 EP20 · 1979 SY7 1979 TO1 | |
| main-belt · (inner) Nysa | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 41.19 yr (15,044 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.9019 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8408 AU |
| 2.3714 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2237 |
| 3.65 yr (1,334 d) | |
| 188.19° | |
| 0° 16m 11.64s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.4668° |
| 19.633° | |
| 5.1337° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3.56 km (derived) 3.622±0.601 km | |
| 12 h (poor) | |
| 0.193±0.065 0.20 (assumed) | |
| S (assumed) | |
| 14.4 14.61 14.78±0.28 | |
4659 Roddenberry, provisional designation 1981 EP20, is a Nysian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.6 kilometers (2.2 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 2 March 1981, by American astronomer Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia. The likely S-type asteroid has an unsecured rotation period of 12 hours. It was named for American screenwriter Gene Roddenberry.