(4323) Hortulus

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Asteroid
(4323) Hortulus
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.246  AU
eccentricity 0.203
Perihelion - aphelion 1.791 AU - 2.702 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.416 °
Sidereal period 3.37 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.7 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
history
Explorer Paul Wild
Date of discovery August 27, 1981
Another name 1981 QN, 1978 WW 14
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(4323) Hortulus is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 27, 1981 by the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild from the Zimmerwald Observatory at the University of Bern .

The asteroid is named after the Hortulus , a botanical work from the year 827.

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