(4518) Raikin

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Asteroid
(4518) Raikin
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Vesta family
Major semi-axis 2.3165  AU
eccentricity 0.0989
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0874 AU - 2.5457 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.0014 °
Sidereal period 3.53 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.56 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.8 mag
history
Explorer NS Tschernych
Date of discovery April 1, 1976
Another name 1976 GP 3 , 1952 QP, 1976 HD 1 , 1976 JO, 4002 T-3
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(4518) Raikin is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 1, 1976 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095).

The asteroid was named after the Soviet actor , pantomime , comedian and director Arkadi Isaakowitsch Raikin (1911-1987).

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