(1794) Finsen
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Asteroid (1794) Finsen |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.132 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6487835 AU - 3.615 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.507 ° |
| Sidereal period | 2024.4 days |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.8 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 37.31 ± 2.3 km |
| Albedo | 0.047 |
| Rotation period | H |
| Absolute brightness | 11.08 likes |
| Spectral class | C type |
| history | |
| Explorer | Bruwer, YES |
| Date of discovery | April 7, 1970 |
| Another name | 1970 GA, 1937 JR, 1948 GK, 1950 TJ, 1950 TS2, 1951 XL, 1951 YJ, 1962 WX, 1965 MC |
| 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. | |
(1794) Finsen is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 7 April 1970 by JA Bruwer in Hartbeespoort was discovered.
It is named after the South African astronomer William Stephen Finsen (1905–1979, director of the Union Observatory 1957–1965).