(3792) Preston
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Asteroid (3792) Preston |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2917 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2209 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7855 AU - 2.7980 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 23.688 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.47 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.67 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | E. Shoemaker , C. Shoemaker , |
| Date of discovery | March 22, 1985 |
| Another name | 1985 FA |
| 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. | |
(3792) Preston is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 March 1985 by the US astronomer pair Eugene Shoemaker and Carolyn Shoemaker was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the American writer Richard Preston .