(1585) Union

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Asteroid
(1585) Union
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.932  AU
eccentricity 0.308
Perihelion - aphelion 2.030 AU - 3.833 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 26.169 °
Sidereal period 5.02 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.39 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (50.4 ± 1.6) km
Albedo 0.038 ± 0.003
Rotation period 9.38 h
Absolute brightness 10.66 mag
history
Explorer E. L. Johnson
Date of discovery September 7, 1947
Another name 1947 RG, 1929 DB, 1937 QF, 1939 CD 1 , 1944 DG, 1949 EE, 1952 QA 1 , 1952 SD
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.

(1585) Union is an asteroid of the main belt , which on September 7, 1947 by E. L. Johnson , from the Union Observatory in Johannesburg , was discovered off.

The asteroid is named after the Union Observatory.

See also