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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Kosai and Hurukawa |
| Discovery site | Kiso Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 18, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4963 |
| Named after | Gwalleuk |
| Alternate name(s) | 1977 DR1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0296404 |
| Peri | 2.1662644 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1661647 |
| Orbital period | 1529.4849001 |
| Mean anomaly | 53.41219 |
| Inclination | 11.75925 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 332.57874 |
| Argument of peri | 301.72598 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.4 |
4963 Kanroku (1977 DR1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 18, 1977 by Kosai and Hurukawa at Kiso Observatory. It was named after Gwalleuk, a Korean Buddhist monk from the kingdom of Baekje.
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