(1280) Baillauda

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Asteroid
(1280) Baillauda
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.4104  AU
eccentricity 0.0613
Perihelion - aphelion 3.2014 AU - 3.6194 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.458 °
Sidereal period 6.298 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.128 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 50.82 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.051
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 12,600 h
Absolute brightness 9,871 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Eugène Delporte
Date of discovery 1933
Another name 1933 QB, 1931 HE, 1946 SF
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(1280) Baillauda is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18th August 1933 by the Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte in Ukkel was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the French astronomer Jules Baillaud , son of the astronomer Benjamin Baillaud . This applies contrary to the original intention of the discoverer, who probably meant the father, but after many years of attribution to the son, the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature (CSBN) of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) left it and the asteroid (11764) Benbaillaud instead dedicated to the father Benjamin Baillaud .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volume 1 in the Google Book Search