(1065) Amundsenia

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Asteroid
(1065) Amundsenia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3604  AU
eccentricity 0.2974
Perihelion - aphelion 1.6585 AU - 3.0622 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.367 °
Sidereal period 3,626 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.39 km / s
Physical Properties
Rotation period 4.3832 h
Absolute brightness 12.1 mag
Spectral class
(according to SMASSII)
S.
history
Explorer SI Beljawski
Date of discovery 4th August 1926
Another name 1926 PD, 1930 XL, 1955 QE
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(1065) Amundsenia is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on August 4, 1926 by the Russian astronomer Sergei Ivanovich Beljawski at the Crimean Observatory in Simejis .

The asteroid is named after the Norwegian polar explorer and explorer Roald Amundsen .

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