(4909) Couteau

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Asteroid
(4909) Couteau
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2735  AU
eccentricity 0.2469
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7122 AU - 2.8349 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.409 °
Sidereal period 3,428 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.75 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period 5.054 h
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: S.
history
Explorer M. Laugier
Date of discovery September 28, 1949
Another name 1949 SA 1 , 1949 SD, 1949 TJ
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(4909) Couteau is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on September 28, 1949 by the French astronomer Marguerite Laugier in Nice .

The asteroid bears the name of the French astronomer Paul Couteau .

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