(4471) Graculus

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Asteroid
(4471) Graculus
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,861  AU
eccentricity 0.160
Perihelion - aphelion 2.403 AU - 3.320 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.868 °
Sidereal period 4.84 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.5 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 12 km
Absolute brightness 12.1 mag
history
Explorer Paul Wild
Date of discovery November 8, 1978
Another name 1978 VB, 1980 DV 2 , 1985 DB 4
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(4471) graculus is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on November 8, 1978 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern in was discovered.

The name of the asteroid comes from the Latin name of the mountain jackdaw Pyrrhocorax graculus.

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