(1418) Fayeta

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Asteroid
(1418) Fayeta
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2411  AU
eccentricity 0.2042
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7836 AU - 2.6986 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7,201 °
Sidereal period 3.355 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.90 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 10.02 km
Albedo 0.257
Absolute brightness 11,938 mag
history
Explorer Paul Goetz
Date of discovery September 22, 1903
Another name 1903 RG, 1930 UM, A913 RC
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(1418) Fayeta is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 22, 1903 by the German astronomer Paul Götz in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after Gaston Joules Fayet (1874–1967), a director of the Nice Observatory.

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