(3228) Pire
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Asteroid (3228) Pire |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Hertha family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4619 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1350 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1296 AU - 2.7941 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.925 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,863 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.98 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12,614 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | S. Arend |
| Date of discovery | February 8, 1935 |
| Another name | 1935 CL, 1943 GB, 1958 BA |
| 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. | |
(3228) Pire is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 8 February 1935 by Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend in Uccle was discovered.
The asteroid was named in honor of Georges Pire , a Belgian Dominican monk who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958 .