(1539) Borrelly
Asteroid (1539) Borrelly |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3,150 AU |
eccentricity | 0.183 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.573 AU - 3.728 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.725 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.59 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.78 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 27 km |
Albedo | 0.142 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 11.2 mag |
Spectral class | B. |
history | |
Explorer | André Patry |
Date of discovery | October 29, 1940 |
Another name | 1940 UB, 1929 VL, 1934 RA, A923 RJ |
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. |
(1539) Borrelly is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 29 October 1940 by the French astronomer André Patry in Nice was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the French astronomer Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly .