(11780) Thunder Bay

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Asteroid
(11780) Thunder Bay
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5469  AU
eccentricity 0.2730
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8515 AU - 3.2423 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.366 °
Sidereal period 4.065 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.66 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period 295 h
Absolute brightness 13.1 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Liisi Oterma
Date of discovery October 3, 1942
Another name 1942 TB , 1990 KE 3 , 1994 LK 10
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(11780) Thunder Bay is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 3 October 1942 by the Finnish astronomer liisi oterma in Turku was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the Canadian city of Thunder Bay on February 12, 2017 .

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