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1484 Postrema

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Discovered by
  
G. Neujmin

Alternative names
  
1938 HC

Discovered
  
29 April 1938

Discoverer
  
Grigory Neujmin

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
29 April 1938

Observation arc
  
83.15 yr (30371 days)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Simeiz Observatory

MPC designation
  
1484

Aphelion
  
3.2970171 AU (493.22674 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.1809656 AU (326.26781 Gm)

Similar
  
Sun, 951 Gaspra, 824 Anastasia, 847 Agnia, 762 Pulcova

1484 Postrema (1938 HC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 29, 1938, by G. Neujmin at Simeis. With an albedo of 0.01, it is one of the darkest asteroids known. It is a B-type asteroid.

References

1484 Postrema Wikipedia