(4588) Wislicenus

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Asteroid
(4588) Wislicenus
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.9457  AU
eccentricity 0.0975
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6583 AU - 3.233 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.75 °
Sidereal period 5.056 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.35 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 14 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.0 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer M. Wolf
Date of discovery March 13, 1931
Another name 1931 EE, 1981 CZ, 1989 RN 1
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(4588) Wislicenus is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on March 13, 1931 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after the German astronomer Walter Wislicenus on November 26, 2004 at a suggestion by Lutz D. Schmadel .

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