4780 Polina

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Polina
Discovery and designation
Discovered by N. S. Chernykh
Discovery site Nauchnyj
Discovery date April 25, 1979
Designations
MPC designation 4780
Alternative names 1979 HE5
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.3011190
Perihelion 2.0399634
Eccentricity 0.0601591
Orbital period 1168.0205322
Mean anomaly 25.25290
Inclination 4.67926
Longitude of ascending node 108.21557
Argument of perihelion 119.68690
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.8

    4780 Polina (1979 HE5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 25, 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj. This asteroid was named after Polina Zakharova, an astronomer interested in stars and also director of the Kourovka Astronomical Observatory at Ural State University in Russia.[1]

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    References

    1. Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Fifth Edition. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. 
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