(2818) Juvenalis

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Asteroid
(2818) juvenalis
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hertha family
Major semi-axis 2.3762  AU
eccentricity 0.1519
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0154 AU - 2.7371 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.959 °
Sidereal period 3,663 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.32 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.0 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: S.
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 2580 PL, 1973 DL, 1973 FA 2
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(2818) Juvenalis 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 name of the asteroid is derived from the Roman satirist Juvenal .

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