(4376) Shigemori

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Asteroid
(4376) Shigemori
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2.232  AU
eccentricity 0.158
Perihelion - aphelion 1.879 AU - 2.584 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.87 °
Length of the ascending node 222.33 °
Sidereal period 3.33 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.5 likes
history
Explorer Tsuneo Niijima
Takeshi Urata
Date of discovery March 20, 1987
Another name 1987 FA
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(4376) Shigemori is a main belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1987 by Tsuneo Niijima and Takeshi Urata from the observatory in Ōta .

The asteroid was named after the Japanese military commander Taira no Shigemori (1138–1179).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin / New York 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 .

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