(2945) Zanstra

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Asteroid
(2945) Zanstra
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6688  AU
eccentricity 0.1387
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2987 AU - 3.0390 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.6263 °
Sidereal period 4.36 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.23 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 21.12 km
Albedo 0.0522
Absolute brightness 12.5 mag
history
Explorer H. van Gent
Date of discovery September 28, 1935
Another name 1935 ST 1 , 1957 UC 1 , 1970 SY, 1970 WM, 1975 XY 5 , 1983 TN
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(2945) Zanstra is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 September 1935 by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent in Johannesburg was discovered.

The asteroid bears the name of the Dutch astronomer Herman Zanstra .

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