(1768) Appenzella
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Asteroid (1768) Appenzella |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Hertha family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.451 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.012 AU - 2.889 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.263 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.84 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (20.8 ± 2.3) km |
| Albedo | 0.034 ± 0.009 |
| Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
| Spectral class | F. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Wild |
| Date of discovery | September 23, 1965 |
| Another name | 1965 SA, 1934 PM, 1942 TH |
| 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. | |
(1768) Appenzella is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 23, 1965 by the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild from the Zimmerwald Observatory at the University of Bern .
The asteroid is named after the Swiss canton of Appenzell .