(4910) Kawasato

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Asteroid
(4910) Kawasato
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4388  AU
eccentricity 0.3273
Perihelion - aphelion 1.6406 AU - 3.2370 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.9950 °
Sidereal period 3.81 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.06 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.2 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer KW Reinmuth
Date of discovery August 11, 1953
Another name 1953 PR, 1930 OJ, 1930 PA, 1934 TH, 1953 QF, 1976 SP 5 , 1976 UE 15
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(4910) Kawasato is an asteroid crossing the Mars orbit of the main belt , which was discovered on August 11, 1953 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the State Observatory in Heidelberg-Königstuhl ( IAU code 024).

The asteroid is named after the Japanese amateur astronomer Nobuhiro Kawasato , who was co-discoverer of the asteroid in 1988 VG2 . This was identified as the lost asteroid (724) Hapag .

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