(1821) Aconcagua

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Asteroid
(1821) Aconcagua
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3777  AU
eccentricity 0.2023
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8967 AU - 2.8588 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.107 °
Sidereal period 3,667 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.32 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ?
Absolute brightness 13.2 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Miguel Itzigsohn
Date of discovery June 24, 1950
Another name 1950 MB, 1950 NL, 1954 RQ
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(1821) Aconcagua is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24 June 1950 by the Argentine astronomers Miguel Itzigsohn in La Plata was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the mountain Cerro Aconcagua in the Andes.

See also