(4511) Rembrandt

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Asteroid
(4511) Rembrandt
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4002  AU
eccentricity 0.2513
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7970 AU - 3.0034 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 22.7416 °
Length of the ascending node 0.3946 °
Argument of the periapsis 302.6839 °
Sidereal period 3.72 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.23 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 8.241 ± 0.444 km
Albedo 0.412 ± 0.082
Rotation period 3.8369 h
Absolute brightness 12.2 mag
history
Explorer H. van Gent
Date of discovery September 28, 1935
Another name 1935 SP 1 , 1935 UK, 1975 ER 3 , 1987 SA 1
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(4511) Rembrandt is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 28, 1935 by the Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent in Johannesburg .

The asteroid is named in honor of the Dutch painter and etcher Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669).

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