(4344) Buxtehude

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Asteroid
(4344) Buxtehude
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.107  AU
eccentricity 0.123
Perihelion - aphelion 2.725 AU - 3.489 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.39 °
Length of the ascending node 114.56 °
Sidereal period 5.48 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.7 mag
history
Explorer Eric Walter Elst
Date of discovery February 11, 1988
Another name 1988 CR 1 , 1978 JJ 1 , 1986 WM 8
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(4344) Buxtehude is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on February 11, 1988 by Eric Walter Elst from the La Silla Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the German composer Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707).

Individual evidence

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

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