(1962) Dunant
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Asteroid (1962) Dunant |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.191 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.453 AU - 3.929 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.555 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.70 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 19 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Wild |
| Date of discovery | November 24, 1973 |
| Another name | 1973 WE, 1927 SB, 1933 WA, 1944 RB, 1955 RF, A916 UJ |
| 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. | |
(1962) Dunant is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on November 24, 1973 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern was made, discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Swiss Henry Dunant , founder of the Red Cross .