(4402) Tsunemori

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Asteroid
(4402) Tsunemori
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2,892  AU
eccentricity 0.0201
Perihelion - aphelion 2.834 AU - 2.951 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.71 °
Length of the ascending node 177.92 °
Sidereal period 4.92 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 9 km
Absolute brightness 11.9 likes
history
Explorer Tsuneo Niijima
Takeshi Urata
Date of discovery February 25, 1987
Another name 1987 DP
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(4402) Tsunemori is a main belt asteroid discovered on February 25, 1987 by Tsuneo Niijima and Takeshi Urata at the Observatory in Ōta .

The asteroid was named after the Japanese military commander Taira-no Tsunemori (1125–1185).

Individual evidence

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

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