4079 Britten
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | Edward L. G. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff |
| Discovery date | February 15, 1983 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4079 |
| Named after | Benjamin Britten |
| Alternative names | 1983 CS |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.5352243 |
| Perihelion | 2.8664179 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1044742 |
| Orbital period | 2091.6572334 |
| Mean anomaly | 144.61037 |
| Inclination | 2.39572 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 74.54214 |
| Argument of perihelion | 63.86063 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
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4079 Britten (1983 CS) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on February 15, 1983 by Edward L. G. Bowell at Flagstaff. It is named after the British composer Benjamin Britten.
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