Discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell MPC designation 4177 Minor planet category Outer main belt Orbital period 2,195 days Orbits Sun | Discovery date 21 September 1987 Alternative names 1987 SS1 Observation arc 11332 days (31.03 yr) Discovered 21 September 1987 Discoverer Edward L. G. Bowell Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar Asteroid belt, Sun, 4179 Toutatis | ||
4177 Kohman (1987 SS1) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 21, 1987 by Edward L. G. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It is one of very few asteroids located in the 2 : 1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter. Named in honor of Truman Paul Kohman professor of nuclear chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University.
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