(3644) Kojitaku

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Asteroid
(3644) Kojitaku
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2482  AU
eccentricity 0.0940
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0369 AU - 2.4595 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.5370 °
Sidereal period 3.37 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.86 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.2 mag
history
Explorer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Date of discovery October 5, 1931
Another name 1931 TW, 1973 AZ 3 , 1977 FJ 3 , 1978 PR 2
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(3644) Kojitaku is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 5, 1931 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the State Observatory in Heidelberg-Königstuhl ( IAU code 024).

The asteroid was named after the Japanese amateur astronomer Takuo Kojima (* 1955).

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