(2545) Verbiest

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Asteroid
(2545) Verbiest
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2292  AU
eccentricity 0.1257
Perihelion - aphelion 1.949 AU - 2.5093 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.968 °
Sidereal period 3,328 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.95 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.6 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Eugène Delporte
Date of discovery January 26, 1933
Another name 1933 BB, 1948 RP, 1948 TA
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(2545) Verbiest is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 26 January 1933 by Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte in Ukkel was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Belgian missionary and astronomer Ferdinand Verbiest .

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