(4486) Mithra

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( 4486 ) Mithra is a Mars- crossing railway Apollo asteroid. It was discovered on 22 September 1987 by Eric Elst and W. G. Schkodrow.

Radar studies of asteroids revealed a strongly forked shape with two large bulges.

The asteroid is named after the Persian gods Mithra shape.

  • Asteroid from the Apollo - type
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