(1455) Mitchella

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Asteroid
(1455) Mitchella
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2464  AU
eccentricity 0.1252
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9652 AU - 2.5277 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.749 °
Sidereal period 3.367 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.87 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.8 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Alfred Bohrmann
Date of discovery June 5, 1937
Another name 1937 LF, 1947 LB, 1978 QR 3
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(1455) Mitchella is an asteroid of the main belt , which on June 5, 1937 by the German astronomer Alfred Bohrmann in Heidelberg was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the American astronomer Maria Mitchell .

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