(1005) Arago

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Asteroid
(1005) Arago
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1728  AU
eccentricity 0.1104
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8224 AU - 3.5232 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 19.071 °
Sidereal period 5,652 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.72 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 57.82 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.070
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 8.782 h
Absolute brightness 9,796 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer SI Beljawski
Date of discovery 1923
Another name 1923 OT
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(1005) Arago is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 5. September 1923 by the Russian astronomer Sergei Ivanovich Beliavsky at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in simeiz was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the French physicist and astronomer François Arago .

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