(4850) Palestrina

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Asteroid
(4850) Palestrina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.8785  AU
eccentricity 0.0739
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6658 AU - 3.0911 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.8812 °
Sidereal period 4.88 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.55 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.7 mag
history
Explorer F. Börngen
Date of discovery October 27, 1973
Another name 1973 UJ 5 , 1988 XZ 1
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(4850) Palestrina is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 27, 1973 by the German astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Thuringian state observatory in Tautenburg ( IAU code 033).

It was named in honor of the Italian composer and church musician Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1514–1594).

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