(746) Marlu

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Asteroid
(746) Marlu
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.103  AU
eccentricity 0.2411
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3549 AU - 3.8511 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 17.516 °
Sidereal period 5.466 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.91 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 69.8 km
Albedo 0.363
Rotation period 7.787 h
Absolute brightness 9.63 likes
Spectral class P
history
Explorer Franz Kaiser
Date of discovery March 1, 1913
Another name 1913 QY, 1926 WA
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(746) Marlu is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 1 March 1913 by the German astronomer Franz in Heidelberg was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the discoverer's daughter, Marie-Luise Kaiser, who later became a doctor.

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