(4101) Ruikou
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Asteroid (4101) Ruikou |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2,697 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.394 AU - 3.001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.73 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 339.04 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.43 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 8 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Tsutomu Seki |
| Date of discovery | February 8, 1988 |
| Another name | 1988 CE, 1966 CO, 1975 EG 2 |
| 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. | |
(4101) Ruikou is a main belt asteroid discovered by Tsutomu Seki at the Geisei Observatory on February 8, 1988 .
The asteroid was named after the Japanese scholar Ruikou Kuroiwa (1862–1920).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4101) Ruikou in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).