4672 Takuboku

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Takuboku
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Ueda and Kaneda
Discovery site Kushiro
Discovery date April 17, 1988
Designations
MPC designation 4672
Alternative names[1] 1988 HB
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.3587850
Peri 3.0125006
Eccentricity 0.0543508
Orbital period 2076.7969514
Mean anomaly 143.19465
Inclination 15.55809
Longitude of ascending node 91.90385
Argument of peri 174.30221
Geometric albedo 0.0609
Absolute magnitude 10.90

4672 Takuboku (1988 HB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 17, 1988 by Ueda and Kaneda at Kushiro. It was named after the Japanese poet Takuboku Ishikawa (1886-1912).[2]

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  2. ^ Meanings of asteroid names (4501-5000). See also: Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, 5th ed. (ISBN 3540002383). "(4672) Takuboku", p. 402.

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