(1999) Hirayama

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Asteroid
(1999) Hirayama
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.116  AU
eccentricity 0.114
Perihelion - aphelion 2.761 AU - 3.472 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12.532 °
Length of the ascending node 148.046 °
Argument of the periapsis 356.573 °
Time of passage of the perihelion July 26, 2011
Sidereal period 5.51 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 34 km
Albedo 0.09
Rotation period (15.63 ± 0.01) h
Absolute brightness 10.9 likes
history
Explorer Luboš Kohoutek
Date of discovery February 27, 1973
Another name 1973 DR; 1935 GF; 1940 EH; 1951 EY 1 ; 1951 FA; 1965 UF; 1969 NB; 1975 NE
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(1999) Hirayama ( 1973 DR ) is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 27, 1973 by the Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek in the Hamburg observatory ( Bergedorf ).

The asteroid was named after the Japanese astronomer Kiyotsugu Hirayama (1874–1943).

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