(4327) Ries

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Asteroid
(4327) Ries
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2,771  AU
eccentricity 0.226
Perihelion - aphelion 2.145 AU - 3.397 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 16.68 °
Length of the ascending node 55.76 °
Sidereal period 4.61 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 14.8 km
Albedo 0.097
Absolute brightness 12.3 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: Sk
history
Explorer CJS Shoemaker
Date of discovery May 24, 1982
Another name 1982 KB 1 , 1951 WA 2 , 1983 WM 1
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.

(4327) Ries is a main belt asteroid discovered on May 24, 1982 by Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker from the Palomar Observatory .

It was named on January 30, 1991 after the Nördlinger Ries .

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