(1338) Duponta
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Asteroid (1338) Duponta |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Duponta family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2640 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1127 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.009 AU - 2.5191 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.814 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,407 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.79 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 11 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12,447 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Louis Boyer |
| Date of discovery | 4th December 1934 |
| Another name | 1934 XA |
| 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. | |
(1338) Duponta is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 4 December 1934 by the French astronomer Louis Boyer in Algiers was discovered.
The asteroid was named after Marc Dupont , a nephew of the discoverer.