(4162) SAF
Asteroid (4162) SAF |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.8364 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1350 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4536 AU - 3.2192 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.24 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,777 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.69 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 23.31 km |
Albedo | 0.0620 |
Rotation period | 7.54 h |
Absolute brightness | 11,504 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | André Patry |
Date of discovery | November 24, 1940 |
Another name | 1940 WA, 1951 AS 1 , 1987 OP |
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. |
(4162) SAF is a main belt asteroid discovered in Nice on November 24, 1940 by the French astronomer André Patry .
The provisional name of the asteroid was 1940 WA, he was in honor of the Société de France astronomique in (4162) SAF renamed.