(4471) Graculus
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Asteroid (4471) Graculus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,861 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.403 AU - 3.320 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.868 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.84 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.5 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 12 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Wild |
| Date of discovery | November 8, 1978 |
| Another name | 1978 VB, 1980 DV 2 , 1985 DB 4 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(4471) graculus is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on November 8, 1978 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern in was discovered.
The name of the asteroid comes from the Latin name of the mountain jackdaw Pyrrhocorax graculus.