(1684) Iguassu
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Asteroid (1684) Iguassú |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0951 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1264 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7037 AU - 3.4864 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.653 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.445 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.93 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 26.53 km |
| Albedo | 0.1202 |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10,827 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Miguel Itzigsohn |
| Date of discovery | 23rd August 1951 |
| Another name | 1951 QE, 1934 LN, 1935 SK1 |
| 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. | |
(1684) Iguassú is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 23, 1951 by the Argentine astronomer Miguel Itzigsohn in La Plata .
The name of the asteroid is based on the Iguaçu waterfalls of the Iguaçu river on the Brazil / Argentina border .