(2538) Vanderlinden

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Asteroid
(2538) Vanderlinden
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2394  AU
eccentricity 0.1295
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9495 AU - 2.5293 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.768 °
Sidereal period 3,351 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.90 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13.2 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer S. Arend
Date of discovery 1954
Another name 1954 UD, 1969 EK 1 , 1976 GN 7
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(2538) Vanderlinden is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 October 1954 by the Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend in Uccle was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Belgian astronomer Henri Vanderlinden .

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