Discovered by C. S. Shoemaker MPC designation 1988 TJ1 Minor planet category Amor Discovered 12 October 1988 Discoverer Carolyn S. Shoemaker Discovery site Palomar Observatory | Discovery date 12 October 1988 Alternative names MPO 337294 Observation arc 13659 days (37.40 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Ninkasi Asteroid group Amor asteroid | |
Similar 4954 Eric, Sun, 3671 Dionysus, Solar System, 65803 Didymos | ||
4947 Ninkasi (or 1988 TJ1) is an Amor asteroid discovered on October 12, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
It was named after Ninkasi, the Sumerian goddess of wine and beer, who helped the god Lugalbanda rescue the tablets of fate from the demon Zu.
With an absolute magnitude of 18.0, the asteroid is about 670–1500 meters in diameter. On 2031-Apr-20 the asteroid will pass 0.02917 AU (4,364,000 km; 2,712,000 mi) from Mars.
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