(1961) Dufour
Asteroid (1961) Dufour |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Nocturna family |
Major semi-axis | 3.1971 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1198 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8142 AU - 3.5800 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.640 ° |
Sidereal period | 2088 days |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | (50.3 ± 1.6) km |
Albedo | 0.040 ± 0.003 |
Absolute brightness | 10.6 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Paul Wild |
Date of discovery | 19th November 1973 |
Another name | 1973 WA, 1927 UM, 1952 BQ 1 , 1962 YG, 1969 AH, 1973 SY 3 |
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. |
(1961) Dufour is an asteroid of the main belt , which by the Swiss astronomer on 19 November 1973 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern was made, discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Swiss humanist, general, politician, cartographer and engineer Guillaume-Henri Dufour .
See also
swell
- ↑ Data from (1961) Dufour in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).