(4407) Taihaku

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Asteroid
(4407) Taihaku
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.712  AU
eccentricity 0.0603
Perihelion - aphelion 2.548 AU - 2.875 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.71 °
Length of the ascending node 257.01 °
Sidereal period 4.47 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 9 km
Absolute brightness 12.5 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: Sa
history
Explorer Masahiro Koishikawa
Date of discovery October 13, 1988
Another name 1988 TF 1
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(4407) Taihaku is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 13, 1988 by Masahiro Koishikawa at the Sendai Observatory .

The asteroid was named after Taihaku-ku , one of Sendai's five boroughs .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of minor planet names, Volume 1 . 6th edition. Springer, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-642-29717-5 .

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