(4455) Ruriko

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Asteroid
(4455) Ruriko
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.015  AU
eccentricity 0.049
Perihelion - aphelion 2.868 AU - 3.162 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.39 °
Length of the ascending node 243.84 °
Sidereal period 5.23 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 14 km
Rotation period 4.23 h ± 30%
Absolute brightness 11.7 mag
history
Explorer Seiji Ueda ,
Hiroshi Kaneda
Date of discovery 2nd December 1988
Another name 1988 XA, 1972 TL 4 , 1972 VQ
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.

(4455) Ruriko is a main belt asteroid discovered on December 2, 1988 by Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda from the observatory in Kushiro-shi .

The asteroid was named after Ruriko Ueda , wife of Seiji Ueda.

Individual evidence

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

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