(4297) Eichhorn

Asteroid (4297) squirrel
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis	2,334 AU
eccentricity	0.194
Perihelion - aphelion	1.882 AU - 2.787 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	5.86 °
Length of the ascending node	121.8 °
Sidereal period	3.57 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness	13.0 likes
Spectral class	SMASSII: Cb
history
Explorer	Wilhelm Dieckvoss
Date of discovery	April 19, 1938
Another name	1938 HE
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(4297) Eichhorn is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on April 19, 1938 by Wilhelm Dieckvoss from the Hamburg observatory .

The asteroid is named after the Austrian-American astronomer Heinrich Karl Eichhorn .

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