(1651) Behrens
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Asteroid (1651) Behrens |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.1795 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0662 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0352 AU - 2.3237 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.075 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.218 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.18 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 13 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 34,344 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12,084 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | M. Laugier |
| Date of discovery | April 23, 1936 |
| Another name | 1936 HD, 1939 EJ, 1940 QD |
| 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. | |
(1651) Behrens is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 23, 1936 by the French astronomer Marguerite Laugier in Nice .
The name of the asteroid was chosen in memory of Johann Gerhard Behrens at the suggestion of O. Kippes , who was involved in reviewing this discovery . Behrens was a pastor in Detern who was known for calculating the orbits of comets and asteroids.