(1262) Sniadeckia

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Asteroid
(1262) Sniadeckia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.0023  AU
eccentricity 0.011
Perihelion - aphelion 2.9693 AU - 3.0353 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.129 °
Sidereal period 5.203 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.19 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 51.50 km
Albedo 0.053
Rotation period 17.570 h
Absolute brightness 10,104 mag
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer S. Arend
Date of discovery March 23, 1933
Another name 1933 FE, 1949 JJ, A907 GU
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(1262) Sniadeckia is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on March 23, 1933 by the Belgian astronomer Sylvain Julien Victor Arend in Ukkel .

The asteroid is named after the founder of the Kraków observatory Jan Śniadecki .

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