(1964) Luyten

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Asteroid
(1964) Luyten
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4652  AU
eccentricity 0.1947
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9851 AU - 2.9453 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.382 °
Sidereal period 3,871 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.97 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 2007 PL, 1929 TU, 1933 UA 1
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(1964) Luyten 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-American astronomer Willem Jacob Luyten .

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