(1376) Michelle

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Asteroid
(1376) Michelle
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2281  AU
eccentricity 0.2151
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7488 AU - 2.7073 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.55 °
Sidereal period 3,326 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.95 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 8.6 km
Albedo 0.18
Rotation period 6.0 h
Absolute brightness 12,426 mag
history
Explorer Guy Reiss
Date of discovery October 29, 1935
Another name 1935 UH, 1931 JK
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(1376) Michelle is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 29. October 1935 by the French astronomer Guy Reiss in Algiers was discovered.

The asteroid bears the name of the third daughter Louis Boyers , a colleague of the discoverer.

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