(856) Backlunda

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Asteroid
(856) Backlunda
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,435  AU
eccentricity 0.12
Perihelion - aphelion 2.144 AU - 2.726 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.3 °
Length of the ascending node 125.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 73.4 °
Time of passage of the perihelion May 13, 2011
Sidereal period 3 a 292 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 45 km
Rotation period 12 h 5 min
Absolute brightness 10.7 mag
history
Explorer SI Beljavski
Date of discovery April 3, 1916
Another name 1916 S30, 1955 PB, 1962 MA
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(856) Backlunda is an asteroid of the main belt , which on April 3, 1916 by the Russian astronomer Sergei Ivanovich Beljavski the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in simeiz was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Swedish astronomer Oskar Backlund .

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