(3568) ASCII

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Asteroid
(3568) ASCII
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  July 31, 2016 ( JD 2,457,600.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1446  AU
eccentricity 0.2396
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3910 AU - 3.8981 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 19.427 °
Sidereal period 5.58 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.55 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 24 km
Albedo 0.045
Rotation period ?
Absolute brightness 11.8 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer M. Laugier
Date of discovery October 17, 1936
Another name 1936 UB, 1975 WZ 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.

(3568) ASCII is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 17 October 1936 by the French astronomer Marguerite Laugier at Nice was discovered.

The asteroid got its current name, derived from the ASCII character coding , in 1988 after a suggestion by Syuichi Nakano .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Minor Planet Circ. 12973