(4096) Kushiro

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Asteroid
(4096) Kushiro
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Gefion family
Major semi-axis 2.808  AU
eccentricity 0.153
Perihelion - aphelion 2.378 AU - 3.238 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.09 °
Length of the ascending node 18.81 °
Sidereal period 4.27 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.6 mag
Spectral class
(according to SMASSII)
Sl (SMASSII)
history
Explorer Seiji Ueda ,
Hiroshi Kaneda
Date of discovery November 15, 1987
Another name 1987 VC, 1976 JY, 1982 SY 6
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(4096) Kushiro is a main belt asteroid discovered on November 15, 1987 by Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda from the observatory in Kushiro-shi .

The asteroid was named after the Japanese city of Kushiro-shi.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003

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