(4323) Hortulus
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Asteroid (4323) Hortulus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.246 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.791 AU - 2.702 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.416 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.37 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.7 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Wild |
| Date of discovery | August 27, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 QN, 1978 WW 14 |
| 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. | |
(4323) Hortulus is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 27, 1981 by the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild from the Zimmerwald Observatory at the University of Bern .
The asteroid is named after the Hortulus , a botanical work from the year 827.