(4142) Dersu-Uzala

Asteroid (4142) Dersu-Uzala
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Mars cruiser
Major semi-axis	1,912 AU
eccentricity	0.151
Perihelion - aphelion	1.623 AU - 2.201 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	26.5 °
Length of the ascending node	60.69 °
Sidereal period	2.64 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness	13.6 mag
Spectral class	SMASSII: A.
history
Explorer	Zdeňka Vávrová
Date of discovery	May 28, 1981
Another name	1981 KE, 1970 AB, 1982 VB
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(4142) Dersu-Uzala is a main belt asteroid crossing Mars orbit , which was discovered on May 28, 1981 by the Czech astronomer Zdeňka Vávrová at the Kleť Observatory in the Czech Republic.

The asteroid was named after the Nanai ranger Dersu Usala , made famous by Vladimir Arsenjev's travelogue Dersu Usala, the taiga hunter and Akira Kurosawa's film Dersu Uzala based on it.

Individual evidence

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