(4232) Aparicio

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Asteroid
(4232) Aparicio
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 1,936  AU
eccentricity 0.083
Perihelion - aphelion 1.775 AU - 2.097 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 21.7 °
Length of the ascending node 182.57 °
Sidereal period 2.69 a
Physical Properties
Rotation period 54 h 24 min
Absolute brightness 13.7 mag
history
Explorer MR Cesco
Date of discovery February 13, 1977
Another name 1977 CD
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(4232) Aparicio is a main belt asteroid discovered on February 13, 1977 by MR Cesco at the Leoncito Astronomical Facility .

The asteroid was named after the geologist and mineralogist Emiliano Pedro Aparicio (1921–1988).

Individual evidence

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

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