(1700) Zvezdara

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Asteroid
(1700) Zvezdara
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3609  AU
eccentricity 0.2254
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8287 AU - 2.8931 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.513 °
Sidereal period 3,628 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.38 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 20.68 km
Albedo 0.043
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12,425 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Petar Ðjurković
Date of discovery August 26, 1940
Another name 1940 QC, 1929 PM, 1951 SB
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(1700) Zvezdara is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on August 26, 1940 by the Serbian astronomer Petar Ðjurković in Belgrade .

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Belgrade district of Zvezdara , where the observatory founded in 1934 is located. Zvezdara is the Serbian word for observatory .

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