42516 Oistrach
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | F. Borngen |
| Discovery site | Tautenburg |
| Discovery date | November 11, 1993 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 42516 |
Named after | David Oistrakh |
| 1993 VH5 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.4282502 |
| Perihelion | 2.2476218 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2080083 |
| 1746.2335561 | |
| 41.84586 | |
| Inclination | 3.97788 |
| 124.21201 | |
| 229.64884 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.4 | |
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42516 Oistrach (1993 VH5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 11, 1993 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg dedicated to world class violinists David Oistrakh and Igor Oistrakh . Note that whilst the accepted transliteration in English of the name of the dedicatee is "Oistrakh," "Oistrach" is common in German.
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