(761) Brendelia

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Asteroid
(761) Brendelia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2,864  AU
eccentricity 0.066
Perihelion - aphelion 2,676 AU - 3,052 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.2 °
Length of the ascending node 23.9 °
Argument of the periapsis 300.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 21, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 309 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.6 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 21 km
Rotation period 57 h 58 min
Absolute brightness 10.83 mag
Spectral class Tholen : S-type or C-type
history
Explorer Franz Kaiser
Date of discovery September 8, 1913
Another name 1913 SO
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(761) Brendelia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 8, 1913 by the German astronomer Franz Kaiser in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after the German astronomer Martin Brendel .

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