(10253) Westerwald

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Asteroid
(10253) Westerwald
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2.2964  AU
eccentricity 0.1503
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9512 AU - 2.6415 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.3796 °
Length of the ascending node 53.3153 °
Argument of the periapsis 63.4518 °
Sidereal period 3.48 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.65 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 15.1 mag
history
Explorer C. J. and I. v. Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels
Date of discovery 29th September 1973
Another name 2116 T-2 , 1992 AN 3 , 1992 CE 4
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(10253) Westerwald is an asteroid of the main belt , which was named after the Westerwald . He was discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels .

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