(4478) Blanco

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Asteroid
(4478) Blanco
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2485  AU
eccentricity 0.1341
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9468 AU - 2.5501 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.2799 °
Sidereal period 3.37 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.86 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.9 likes
history
Explorer Walter Ferreri
Vincenzo Zappalà
Date of discovery April 23, 1984
Another name 1984 HG 1 , 1951 RN, 1988 TT 1 , 1988 QN
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(4478) Blanco is a asteroid of the main belt , which on 23 April 1984 by the Italian astronomer Walter Ferreri and Vincenzo Zappalà on La Silla Observatory of European Südsternwartes ( IAU code 809) in Chile was discovered.

The asteroid was named after Carlo Blanco , a professor of astronomy at the University of Catania .

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Individual evidence

  1. Solar Eclipse Newsletter (PDF; 1.0 MB)