(1795) Woltjer
Asteroid (1795) Woltjer |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Dora family |
Major semi-axis | 2.7861 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1882 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2618 AU - 3.3103 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.547 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,650 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.844 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 27.10 km |
Albedo | 0.046 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 11.99 likes |
Spectral class | Ch |
history | |
Explorer |
CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
Another name | 4010 PL, 1950 LE 1 , 1955 QM |
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(1795) Woltjer is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .
The asteroid is named after the Dutch astronomer Jan Woltjer .