(4391) Balodis

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Asteroid
(4391) Balodis
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.388  AU
eccentricity 0.215
Perihelion - aphelion 1.876 AU - 2.901 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.35 °
Length of the ascending node 190.33 °
Sidereal period 3.69 a
Physical Properties
Rotation period 3 h 27 min
Absolute brightness 14.1 mag
history
Explorer NS Tschernych
Date of discovery August 21, 1977
Another name 1977 QW 2 , 1977 RR 2
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.

(4391) Balodis is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on August 21, 1977 by Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych from the Crimean Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the Latvian astronomer Janis Balodis .

Individual evidence

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

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