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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | F. Borngen |
| Discovery site | Tautenburg |
| Discovery date | October 19, 1982 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4889 |
| Named after | Michael Praetorius |
| Alternate name(s) | 1982 UW3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6989479 |
| Peri | 2.5093239 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1916192 |
| Orbital period | 1997.6045392 |
| Mean anomaly | 182.06524 |
| Inclination | 13.87463 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 186.38894 |
| Argument of peri | 273.16502 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0908 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.90 |
4889 Praetorius (1982 UW3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 19, 1982 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Named after Michael Praetorius, a German composer.
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