(4392) Agita

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Asteroid
(4392) Agita
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2.308  AU
eccentricity 0.124
Perihelion - aphelion 2.022 AU - 2.594 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.89 °
Length of the ascending node 31.94 °
Sidereal period 3.51 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.7 mag
history
Explorer NS Tschernych
Date of discovery September 13, 1978
Another name 1978 RX 5 , 1970 GZ, 1985 SY 6
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(4392) Agita is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 13, 1978 by Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych from the Crimean Observatory .

The asteroid was named after Agita Tarasova , a researcher at the University of Latvia Observatory .

Individual evidence

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

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