(1695) Walbeck

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Asteroid
(1695) Walbeck
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7828  AU
eccentricity 0.2915
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9716 AU - 3.594 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 16.696 °
Sidereal period 4,642 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.85 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 19.62 km
Albedo 0.0504
Rotation period 5.3 h
Absolute brightness 12,351 mag
Spectral class Cg
history
Explorer Liisi Oterma
Date of discovery October 15, 1941
Another name 1941 UO, 1964 QA, 1964 RE
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(1695) Walbeck is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 15 October 1941 by the Finnish astronomer liisi oterma in Turku was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Finnish geodesist and astronomer Henrik Johan Walbeck (1793-1822).

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