(4016) Sambre

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Asteroid
(4016) Sambre
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2.408  AU
eccentricity 0.229
Perihelion - aphelion 1.858 AU - 2.959 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.79 °
Length of the ascending node 103.76 °
Sidereal period 3.74 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.0 mag
history
Explorer H. Debehogne ,
ER Netto
Date of discovery 15th December 1979
Another name 1979 XK, 1949 XM, 1975 TD 5
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(4016) Sambre is a main belt asteroid discovered on December 15, 1979 by Henri Debehogne and Edgar Rangel Netto from the La Silla Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the Franco-Belgian river Sambre .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003

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