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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Schelte J. Bus |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 1, 1981 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4319 |
| Named after | Jackie Robinson |
| Alternate name(s) | 1981 ER14 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8609684 |
| Peri | 1.8194878 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2225169 |
| Orbital period | 1307.6325422 |
| Mean anomaly | 111.54369 |
| Inclination | 9.09728 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 325.18168 |
| Argument of peri | 340.06319 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
4319 Jackierobinson (1981 ER14) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 1, 1981 by Schelte J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey. It was named after Jackie Robinson, the first African-American major league baseball player of the modern era.
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