(3397) Leyla

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Asteroid
(3397) Leyla
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Mars orbit cruiser
Asteroid family Phocaea family
Major semi-axis 2.3498  AU
eccentricity 0.29954
Perihelion - aphelion 1.6453 AU - 3.0524 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 21.9842 °
Sidereal period 3.602 years
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 5.34 km
Albedo 0.225
Absolute brightness 13.60 likes
history
Explorer R. Burnham , NG Thomas
Date of discovery December 12, 1964
Another name 1964 XA
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(3397) Leyla is an asteroid discovered on December 12, 1964 by R. Burnham and Norman G. Thomas at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff , Arizona .

The asteroid to Nancy Leyla Lohmiller, the daughter of an employee of the named Minor Planet Center of NASA .

In its eccentric orbit around the sun, Leyla crosses the orbit of the planet Mars .

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