(5702) Morando

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Asteroid
(5702) Morando
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2617  AU
eccentricity 0.1256
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9776 AU - 2.5458 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.335 °
Sidereal period 3,401 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.81 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 5.1 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period 9.5 h
Absolute brightness 13.7 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer M. Wolf
Date of discovery March 16, 1931
Another name 1931 FC, 1982 DJ 5 , 2177 T-2
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(5702) Morando is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 March 1931 by German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.

The asteroid bears the name of the French astronomer Bruno Morando .

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