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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Schelte J. Bus |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 28, 1981 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4473 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1981 DE2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1192853 |
| Peri | 2.9208611 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0328509 |
| Orbital period | 1917.0110985 |
| Mean anomaly | 109.51848 |
| Inclination | 8.78344 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 319.55037 |
| Argument of peri | 176.97675 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
4473 Sears (1981 DE2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 28, 1981 by Schelte J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.
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