4963 Kanroku
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Hiroki Kosai and Kiichirō Furukawa |
| Discovery site | Kiso Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 18, 1977 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4963 |
Named after | Gwalleuk |
| 1977 DR1 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.0296404 |
| Perihelion | 2.1662644 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1661647 |
| 1529.4849001 | |
| 53.41219 | |
| Inclination | 11.75925 |
| 332.57874 | |
| 301.72598 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.4 | |
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4963 Kanroku (1977 DR1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 18, 1977 by Hiroki Kosai and Kiichirō Furukawa at Kiso Observatory. It was named after Gwalleuk, a Korean Buddhist monk from the kingdom of Baekje. (Gwalleuk and Kanroku are the Korean and Japanese readings respectively of the Chinese characters 觀勒 of his name.)
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