(1501) Baade

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Asteroid
(1501) Baade
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5447  AU
eccentricity 0.2406
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9325 AU - 3.1570 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 17.0450 °
Sidereal period 4,060 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.67 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 11.05 km
Albedo 0.2093
Rotation period 15.132 h
Absolute brightness 12.10 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer A. Security guard
Date of discovery October 20, 1938
Another name 1938 UJ, 1930 UH 1 , 1930 WJ
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(1501) Baade is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 20, 1938 by the German astronomer Arthur Arno Wachmann in Bergedorf .

The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the German astronomer Walter Baade .

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