page_title: 4388 Jürgenstock
hierarchical_section_title: 4388 Jürgenstock
caption_attribution_description: English: en:4388 Jürgenstock orbit
context_page_description: 4388 Jürgenstock, provisional designation 1964 VE, is a bright Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 3 November 1964, by astronomers at Indiana University during the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Indiana, United States. The assumed S-type asteroid has a short rotation period of 2.8 hours and is rather spherical in shape. It was named for German-Venezuelan astronomer Jürgen Stock. In February 2019, the asteroid occulted the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius.
context_section_description: 4388 Jürgenstock, provisional designation 1964 VE, is a bright Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.7 kilometers (2.9 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 3 November 1964, by astronomers at Indiana University during the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Indiana, United States. The assumed S-type asteroid has a short rotation period of 2.8 hours and is rather spherical in shape. It was named for German-Venezuelan astronomer Jürgen Stock. In February 2019, the asteroid occulted the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius.
caption: Orbital diagram of Jürgenstock with 30 day motion markers
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