(3688) Navajo
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Asteroid (3688) Navajo |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.221 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.479 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.679 AU - 4.764 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.6 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 20 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 137.9 ° |
| Sidereal period | 2112 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 15.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | ELG Bowell |
| Date of discovery | March 30, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 FD |
| 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. | |
(3688) Navajo is a Main Belt asteroid discovered by Edward LG Bowell on March 30, 1981 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff , Arizona . It is in a 2: 1 orbit resonance with Jupiter and was named after the Navajo Indian people who now live in Utah , New Mexico and Arizona.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on (3688) Navajo. In: NASA. Accessed March 31, 2018 .