4544 Xanthus /ˈzænθəs/, provisional designation 1989 FB, is an asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 1.3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 31 March 1989, by astronomers Henry Holt and Norman Thomas at the Palomar Observatory in California.[2]
References
- ^ "Xanthus". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
- ^ a b "4544 Xanthus (1989 FB)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
External links
- Benner, et al. - Radar Detection of Near-Earth Asteroids 2062 Aten, 2101 Adonis, 3103 Eger, 4544 Xanthus, and 1992 QN (1997)
- 4544 Xanthus at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 4544 Xanthus at ESA–space situational awareness
- 4544 Xanthus at the JPL Small-Body Database
