Discovered by Schelte J. Bus Alternative names 1981 EX46 Discovered 2 March 1981 Orbits Sun Discovery site Siding Spring Observatory MPC designation 4241 | Discovery date 2 March 1981 Observation arc 16426 days (44.97 yr) Absolute magnitude 14.8 Discoverer Schelte J. Bus Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.1587744 AU (472.54592 Gm) Perihelion 2.7397876 AU (409.86639 Gm) | ||
4241 Pappalardo (1981 EX46) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1981 by Schelte J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey. It was named in 2000 in honor of Neil Pappalardo, one of the primary donors of the Magellan Telescopes at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.
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