(1399) Tenerife

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Asteroid
(1399) Tenerife
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2159  AU
eccentricity 0.1663
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8474 AU - 2.5844 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.507 °
Sidereal period 3,299 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.01 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13.6 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery August 23, 1936
Another name 1936 QY, 1956 TD
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(1399) Tenerife is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 23, 1936 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after Tenerife , one of the Canary Islands .

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