(4586) Gunvor

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Asteroid
(4586) Gunvor
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3063  AU
eccentricity 0.0773
Perihelion - aphelion 2.128 AU - 2.4845 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.155 °
Sidereal period 3,502 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.61 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13.8 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ van Houten ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 6047 PL, 1978 YB 2
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(4586) Gunvor is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .

The asteroid was named after Gunvor Ulla Marie Ollongren-Lundgren, the wife of the Swedish astronomer Alexander Ollongren.

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