(2320) Blarney

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Asteroid
(2320) Blarney
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.170  AU
eccentricity 0.126
Perihelion - aphelion 2,770 AU - 3,570 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.514 °
Sidereal period 5.64 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (38.8 ± 2.9) km
Albedo 0.074 ± 0.012
Absolute brightness 10.50 likes
history
Explorer Paul Wild
Date of discovery 29th August 1979
Another name 1979 QJ, 1929 WF 1 , 1931 DP, 1942 CE, 1950 NF 1 , 1951 VG, 1955 ME, 1968 UE 3 , 1972 LN, 1975 AQ
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(2320) Blarney is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on August 29, 1979 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern was made, discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Irish village of Blarney and the castle located there ( Blarney Castle ).

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