(4291) Kodaihasu

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Asteroid
(4291) Kodaihasu
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2,982  AU
eccentricity 0.078
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7504 AU - 3.213 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.65 °
Length of the ascending node 245.86 °
Sidereal period 5.15 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 18 km
Absolute brightness 11.7 mag
history
Explorer Masaru Arai ,
Hiroshi Mori
Date of discovery November 2nd 1989
Another name 1989 VH
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(4495) Kodaihasu is a main belt asteroid discovered by Masaru Arai and Hiroshi Mori at the Yorii Observatory on November 2, 1989 .

The asteroid was named Kodaihasu ("Old Lotus") on the occasion of the germination of 2500 to 3000 year old lotus seeds, which were found in 1971 in Kemigawa .

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