(4118) Sveta

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Asteroid
(4118) Sveta
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.021  AU
eccentricity 0.103
Perihelion - aphelion 2.711 AU - 3.332 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.78 °
Length of the ascending node 306.86 °
Sidereal period 5.25 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 13 km
Absolute brightness 12.0 mag
history
Explorer Lyudmyla Shuravlowa
Date of discovery October 15, 1982
Another name 1982 TH 3 , 1950 PQ, 1966 SC
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(4118) Sveta is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 14, 1982 by the astronomer Lyudmyla Shuravlowa from the Crimean Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the former Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Evgenevna Savitskaya (* 1948), the second woman in space .

Individual evidence

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

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