(2946) Muchachos
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Asteroid (2946) Muchachos |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Massalia family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4538 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1760 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0219 AU - 2.8856 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.583 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,844 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.01 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Liisi Oterma |
| Date of discovery | October 15, 1941 |
| Another name | 1941 UV, 1958 DY, 1968 UJ 1 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(2946) Muchachos is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 15 October 1941 by the Finnish astronomer liisi oterma in Turku was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the place Roque de los Muchachos in the Canary Islands. There are several observatories there.