4780 Polina

Polina
Discovery and designation
Discovered by N. S. Chernykh
Discovery site Nauchnyj
Discovery date April 25, 1979
Designations
MPC designation 4780
1979 HE5
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.3011190
Perihelion 2.0399634
Eccentricity 0.0601591
1168.0205322
25.25290
Inclination 4.67926
108.21557
119.68690
Physical characteristics
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.