(14309) Defoy

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Asteroid
(14309) Defoy
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6015  AU
eccentricity 0.4508
Perihelion - aphelion 1.4288 AU - 3.7743 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.4802 °
Sidereal period 4.20 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.47 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 14.3 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer J. Palisa
Date of discovery September 22, 1908
Another name A908 SA, 1992 SU 1 , 1992 UW 6
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.

(14309) Defoy is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 22, 1908 by the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa in Vienna .

(14309) Defoy moves on an unusually eccentric orbit and thus comes close to the orbit of Mars .

The asteroid was named after Ilse Defoy (1892-1947), the mother of the Heidelberg astronomer Joachim Schubart , whose observations of (14309) Defoy helped to calculate its orbit.

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