(1294) Antwerpia

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Asteroid
(1294) Antwerpia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6889  AU
eccentricity 0.2340
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0597 AU - 3.318 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.715 °
Sidereal period 4,409 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.16 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 34.70 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.122
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 6.630 h
Absolute brightness 10,565 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Eugène Delporte
Date of discovery October 24, 1933
Another name 1933 UB 1 , 1930 AF, 1932 LC
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(1294) Antwerpia is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on October 24, 1933 by the Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte in Ukkel .

The asteroid is named after the Belgian city of Antwerp .

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