(1421) Esperanto
Asteroid (1421) Esperanto |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.0911 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0780 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8501 AU - 3.3321 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.818 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.435 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.942 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 43.31 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.071 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 10,251 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | March 18, 1936 |
Another name | 1936 FQ, 1931 HC, 1958 GD |
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(1421) Esperanto is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 18, 1936 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä in Turku .
The asteroid was named after the planned language Esperanto . Two years later the asteroid (1462) was named Zamenhof after its inventor Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof .