(1492) Oppolzer

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Asteroid
(1492) Oppolzer
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.1730  AU
eccentricity 0.1161
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9207 AU - 2.4254 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.056 °
Sidereal period 3.206 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.21 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 12.27 km
Albedo 0.089
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12,925 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery March 23, 1938
Another name 1938 FL, 1971 VR
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(1492) Oppolzer is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 23, 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä in Turku .

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Austrian astronomer Theodor von Oppolzer .

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