(4304) Geichenko

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Asteroid
(4304) Geichenko
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2,453  AU
eccentricity 0.15
Perihelion - aphelion 2.085 AU - 2.82 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.07 °
Length of the ascending node 312.73 °
Sidereal period 3.84 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.0 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: C
history
Explorer NS Tschernych
Date of discovery September 27, 1973
Another name 1973 SW 4 , 1969 TY 2 , 1973 UJ 4
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(4304) Geichenko is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 27, 1973 by Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych from the Crimean Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the Soviet writer Semyon Stepanovich Geichenko .

Individual evidence

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

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