(4428) Khotinok

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Asteroid
(4428) Khotinok
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,366  AU
eccentricity 0.239
Perihelion - aphelion 1.801 AU - 2.932 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.81 °
Length of the ascending node 84.89 °
Sidereal period 3.64 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.2 mag
history
Explorer NS Tschernych
Date of discovery 18th September 1977
Another name 1977 SN
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(4428) Khotinok is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on September 18, 1977 by Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the meteorite researcher Roman L'vovich Khotinok .

Individual evidence

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

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