(4123) Tarsila

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Asteroid
(4123) Tarsila
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.8346  AU
eccentricity 0.0646
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6516 AU - 3.0176 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.7513 °
Length of the ascending node 55.1889 °
Argument of the periapsis 357.6370 °
Sidereal period 4.77 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.0 likes
history
Explorer Henri Debehogne
Date of discovery August 27, 1986
Another name 1986 QP 1 , 1975 GF 1 , 1977 VC 2 , 1977 VK, 1982 UJ 10
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(4123) Tarsila is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 27 August 1986 by the Belgian astronomer Henri DEBEHOGNE at La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory ( IAU code 809) in Chile was discovered.

The asteroid is a member of the Koronis family, a group of asteroids named after (158) Koronis .

(4123) Tarsila is named after the Brazilian painter Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973).

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Individual evidence

  1. The family affiliation of (4123) Tarsila in the AstDyS-2 database (English)