(4562) Poleungkuk
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Asteroid (4562) Poleungkuk |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4722 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1412 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1232 AU - 2.8212 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.42 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.887 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.94 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 15.36 km |
| Albedo | 0.047 |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12,694 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Purple Mountain Observatory |
| Date of discovery | October 21, 1979 |
| Another name | 1979 UD 2 , 1955 MN, 1955 MH 1 |
| 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. | |
(4562) Poleungkuk is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 October 1979 at Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.
The name of the asteroid refers to the Po Leung Kuk charity in Hong Kong. The naming took place on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the foundation.