(3026) Sarastro

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Asteroid
(3026) Sarastro
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.028  AU
eccentricity 0.026
Perihelion - aphelion 2.949 AU - 3.107 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.640 °
Sidereal period 5.27 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 17.6 km
Albedo 0.10 ± 0.03
Absolute brightness 11.9 likes
history
Explorer Paul Wild
Date of discovery October 12, 1977
Another name 1977 TA 1 , 1961 UE, 1969 DB, 1971 OM 1 , 1975 HA, 1982 RQ
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(3026) Sarastro is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 12, 1977 by the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild from the Zimmerwald Observatory at the University of Bern .

The asteroid is named after a character from the opera Die Zauberflöte .

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