(1538) Detre

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Asteroid
(1538) Detre
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3624  AU
eccentricity 0.2179
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8477 AU - 2.877 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.434 °
Sidereal period 3,631 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.38 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 14.3 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer György Kulin
Date of discovery September 8, 1940
Another name 1940 RF, 1980 SK
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(1538) Detre is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 8 September 1940 by the Hungarian astronomers György Kulin at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the Hungarian astronomer László Detre , who was director of the Konkoly observatory for many years.

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