(9357) Venezuela

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Asteroid
(9357) Venezuela
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.8977  AU
eccentricity 0.0789
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6691 AU - 3.1263 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.9991 °
Sidereal period 4.93 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.49 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
history
Explorer Orlando A. Naranjo
Date of discovery January 11, 1992
Another name 1992 AT 3 , 1995 UN 12 , 1998 HV 57
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(9357) Venezuela is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on January 11, 1992 by the Venezuelan astronomer Orlando A. Naranjo at the Observatorio Astronómico Nacional de Llano del Hato ( IAU code 303) near Mérida .

The asteroid was named after Venezuela, the homeland of the discoverer.

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