(3163) Randi
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Asteroid (3163) Randi |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3945 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.3346 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.5933 AU - 3.1957 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.086 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,705 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.25 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 13.9 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Liisi Oterma |
| Date of discovery | August 28, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 QM, 1944 RH, 1970 RK |
| 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. | |
(3163) Randi is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 28, 1981 by American astronomer Charles Thomas Kowal at the Palomar Observatory in California .
It was named after stage wizard and Skeptics Society member James Randi .