(1605) Milankovitch

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Asteroid
(1605) Milankovitch
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.0117  AU
eccentricity 0.0789
Perihelion - aphelion 2.774 AU - 3.2495 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.569 °
Sidereal period 5.227 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.16 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 32.47 km
Albedo 0.153
Rotation period 11.60 h
Absolute brightness 10.16 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Petar Ðjurković
Date of discovery April 13, 1936
Another name 1936 GA, 1925 DC, 1931 KB
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.

(1605) Milankovitch is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 13 April 1936 by the Serbian astronomer Petar Djurkovic in Ukkel was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the Serbian astronomer Milutin Milanković .

See also