(1464) Armisticia

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Asteroid
(1464) Armisticia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.0020  AU
eccentricity 0.0523
Perihelion - aphelion 2.845 AU - 3.1589 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.555 °
Sidereal period 5,201 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.19 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 23 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ?
Absolute brightness 11.0 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer George Van Biesbroeck
Date of discovery November 11, 1939
Another name 1939 VO, 1937 LJ, 1955 YN
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(1464) Armisticia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 11 November 1939 by the Belgian astronomer George Van Biesbroeck at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay , Wisconsin was discovered.

The name of the asteroid was chosen on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of the armistice agreement after the First World War and was associated with the hope that peace would last.

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