4776 Luyi

4776 Luyi
Discovery [1]
Discovered byHarvard University
Discovery siteOak Ridge Obs.
Discovery date3 November 1975
Designations
(4776) Luyi
Named after
Luyi (Chinese town) [1]
1975 VD · 1982 RD2
1982 UU
main-belt [1][2] · (inner)
background [3]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc42.21 yr (15,418 d)
Aphelion2.8529 AU
Perihelion1.7765 AU
2.3147 AU
Eccentricity0.2325
3.52 yr (1,286 d)
40.564°
0° 16m 47.64s / day
Inclination5.3929°
3.2435°
349.13°
Physical characteristics
3.645±0.045 km[4]
0.305±0.030[4]
14.3[2]

4776 Luyi, provisional designation 1975 VD, is a bright background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.6 kilometers (2.2 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 3 November 1975, by Harvard astronomers at the Oak Ridge Observatory in Massachusetts, United States. The asteroid was named for the Chinese town of Luyi, birthplace of Laozi who founded Taoism.[1] Luyi is also named after the son of Harvard astronomer Cheng-yuan Shao.[1]

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