(4108) Rakos

Asteroid (4108) Rakos
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis	2.6408 AU
eccentricity	0.1285
Perihelion - aphelion	2.3015 AU - 2.9801 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	1.46 °
Sidereal period	4,292 a
Mean orbital velocity	18.33 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	approx. 10 km
Albedo	?
Rotation period	? H
Absolute brightness	13.8 mag
Spectral class	?
history
Explorer	CJ van Houten , T. Gehrels
Date of discovery	October 16, 1989
Another name	3439 T-3, 1975 EQ ₄ , 1979 BA ₂
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(4108) Rakos is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 16, 1989 by the research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .

It was named in 1991 after the astronomer Karl Dragutin Rakos (1925–2011).

Individual evidence