(4096) Kushiro
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Asteroid (4096) Kushiro |
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| 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 |
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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
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4096) Kushiro in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).