(2138) Swissair
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Asteroid (2138) Swissair |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,688 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.068 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.506 AU - 2.870 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.931 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.41 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 12.7 km |
| Albedo | 0.17 ± 0.05 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.5 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Wild |
| Date of discovery | April 17, 1968 |
| Another name | 1968 HB, 1938 OH, 1942 JD, 1946 GA, 1977 KE |
| 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. | |
(2138) Swissair is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on April 17, 1968 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern was made, discovered.
The asteroid is named after the former Swiss airline Swissair .