(4493) Naitomitsu

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Asteroid
(4493) Naitomitsu
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.025  AU
eccentricity 0.071
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8102 AU - 3.241 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.01 °
Length of the ascending node 264.66 °
Sidereal period 5.26 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 20.74 km
Albedo 0.1636
Rotation period 5 h 2 min (uncertain)
Absolute brightness 11 likes
history
Explorer Takuo Kojima
Date of discovery October 14, 1988
Another name 1988 TG 1 , 1941 WP, 1962 VH
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(4493) Naitomitsu is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 14, 1988 by Takuo Kojima at the Chiyoda Observatory.

The asteroid was named after Mitsu Naito , mother of the Japanese astronaut Chiaki Mukai .

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