(4143) Huziak

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Asteroid
(4143) Huziak
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.091  AU
eccentricity 0.188
Perihelion - aphelion 2.511 AU - 3.672 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.03 °
Length of the ascending node 103.54 °
Sidereal period 5.44 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.6 mag
history
Explorer Laurence G. Taff
Date of discovery August 29, 1981
Another name 1981 QN 1 , 1970 QP 1 , 1976 UB 3
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(4143) Huziak is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 29, 1981 by Laurence G. Taff at the Socorro Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the Canadian amateur astronomer Richard Huziak (* 1957).

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