(4253) Märker

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Asteroid
(4253) Märker
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2,619  AU
eccentricity 0.176
Perihelion - aphelion 2.157 AU - 3.081 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.54 °
Length of the ascending node 345.22 °
Sidereal period 4.24 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.6 mag
history
Explorer CJS Shoemaker
Date of discovery October 11, 1985
Another name 1985 TN 3 , 1981 WN 7 , 1984 MW
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(4253) Märker is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on October 11, 1985 by the American astronomer Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker from the Palomar Observatory .

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