(4483) Petofi

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Asteroid
(4483) Petofi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 1,923  AU
eccentricity 0.084
Perihelion - aphelion 1.762 AU - 2.083 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 26.72 °
Length of the ascending node 184.23 °
Sidereal period 2.67 a
Physical Properties
Rotation period 4.33 h
Absolute brightness 13.2 mag
history
Explorer LG Karachkina
Date of discovery September 9, 1986
Another name 1986 RC 2
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(4483) Petofi is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 9, 1986 by Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina from the Crimean Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the Hungarian poet Sándor Petőfi (1823–1849).

Individual evidence

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

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