(1946) Walraven
Asteroid (1946) Walraven |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.2930 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2361 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7517 AU - 2.8344 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.171 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,472 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.67 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | 10.21 h |
Absolute brightness | 12.0 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | H. van Gent |
Date of discovery | August 8, 1931 |
Another name | 1931 PH, 1952 PB, 1959 RE 1 |
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(1946) Walraven is an asteroid of the main belt , the August 8, 1931 by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid bears the name of the Dutch astronomer Theodore Walraven (* 1916).