4973 Showa

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Showa
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Kin Endate and Kazuro Watanabe
Discovery site Kitami
Discovery date March 18, 1990
Designations
MPC designation 4973
Alternative names[1] 1990 FT
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.6942208
Perihelion 3.1672470
Eccentricity 0.0768019
Orbital period 2321.0204702
Mean anomaly 357.76283
Inclination 18.89125
Longitude of ascending node 353.01199
Argument of perihelion 135.63557
Geometric albedo 0.0865
Absolute magnitude 11.30

4973 Showa (1990 FT) is a Outer Main-belt Asteroid discovered on March 18, 1990 by Kin Endate and Kazuro Watanabe at Kitami Observatory.

[edit] External links

JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 4973 Showa