(4037) Ikeya

Asteroid (4047) Ikeya
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Main belt
Major semi-axis	2,771 AU
eccentricity	0.16
Perihelion - aphelion	2.326 AU - 3.215 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	8.45 °
Length of the ascending node	13.57 °
Sidereal period	4.61 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness	12.6 mag
Spectral class	Sq SMASSII:
history
Explorer	Kenzō Suzuki , Takeshi Urata
Date of discovery	March 2nd 1987
Another name	1987 EC
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(4037) Ikeya is a major belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1987 by Kenzō Suzuki and Takeshi Urata of the Toyota Observatory .

The asteroid is named after the amateur astronomer Kaoru Ikeya , who discovered a total of five comets between 1963 and 1967 .

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