(4076) Dörffel

Asteroid (4076) Dörffel
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Main belt
Asteroid family	Koronis family
Major semi-axis	2,854 AU
eccentricity	0.073
Perihelion - aphelion	2,646 AU - 3,062 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	1.355 °
Sidereal period	4.82 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	approx. 9 km
Absolute brightness	12.2 mag
history
Explorer	Freimut Börngen
Date of discovery	October 19, 1982
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(4076) Dörffel is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on October 19, 1982 by Freimut Börngen from the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the theologian and amateur astronomer Georg Samuel Dörffel (1643–1688).

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