(4107) Rufino

Asteroid (4107) Rufino
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Main belt
Major semi-axis	2.556 AU
eccentricity	0.202
Perihelion - aphelion	2.041 AU - 3.072 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	17.53 °
Length of the ascending node	149.12 °
Sidereal period	4.09 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	11.28 km
Albedo	0.3179
Absolute brightness	11.6 mag
Spectral class	SMASSII: C
history
Explorer	Eleanor Helin
Date of discovery	April 7, 1989
Another name	1989 GT, 1960 HA, 1970 SC
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(4107) Rufino is a main belt asteroid discovered on April 7, 1989 by the American astronomer Eleanor Helin from the Palomar Observatory .

The asteroid was named after Rufus J. Walker , a US doctor and head of the medical team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .

Individual evidence

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