4672 Takuboku

Takuboku
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda
Discovery site Kushiro
Discovery date April 17, 1988
Designations
MPC designation 4672
Named after
Takuboku Ishikawa
1988 HB
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.3587850
Perihelion 3.0125006
Eccentricity 0.0543508
2076.7969514
143.19465
Inclination 15.55809
91.90385
174.30221
Physical characteristics
0.0609
10.90

    4672 Takuboku (1988 HB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 17, 1988 by Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda at Kushiro. It was named after the Japanese poet Takuboku Ishikawa (1886–1912).[1]

    References

    1. Meanings of asteroid names (4501-5000). See also: Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, 5th ed. (ISBN 3-540-00238-3). "(4672) Takuboku", p. 402.

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