8441 Lapponica
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| Discovery[1] | |
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1977 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 8441 |
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Named after
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Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| 4008 T-3 | |
| Main belt [2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.492 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8883 AU |
| 2.19018 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.137825 |
| 1183.91 days (3.24 years) | |
| 55.828° | |
| Inclination | 4.994° |
| 97.996° | |
| 86.682° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3.275 ± 0.001 hours [4] | |
| 13.6 [5] | |
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8441 Lapponica (4008 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.[1] Named for the bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) a migratory bird of the family Scolopacidae.[6]
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