(2256) Wiśniewski

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Asteroid
(2256) Wiśniewski
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.0903  AU
eccentricity 0.1749
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5498 AU - 3.6308 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.464 °
Sidereal period 5,431 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.94 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 17 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.1 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 4519 PL, 1949 SU 1 , 1965 OH
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(2256) Wiśniewski 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 Polish astronomer Wiesław Z. Wiśnewski .

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