(1416) Renauxa

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Asteroid
(1416) Renauxa
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.0211  AU
eccentricity 0.1030
Perihelion - aphelion 2.71 AU - 3.3322 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.056 °
Sidereal period 5,251 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.14 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 28.95 km
Albedo 0.146
Rotation period 4,300 h
Absolute brightness 10,367 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Louis Boyer
Date of discovery March 4, 1937
Another name 1937 EC, 1930 XE, A919 SC
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(1416) Renauxa is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 4 March 1937 by the French astronomer Louis Boyer in Algiers was discovered.

The asteroid bears the name of P. Renaux , a French assistant astronomer at the Algiers observatory.

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