(1461) Jean-Jacques

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Asteroid
(1461) Jean-Jacques
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1272  AU
eccentricity 0.0424
Perihelion - aphelion 2.9947 AU - 3.2598 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.324 °
Sidereal period 5,530 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.84 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 32.94 km
Albedo 0.161
Rotation period 16.56 h
Absolute brightness 9,869 likes
history
Explorer M. Laugier
Date of discovery December 30, 1937
Another name 1937 YL, 1935 OH, 1939 GH
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(1461) Jean-Jacques is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on December 30, 1937 by the French astronomer Marguerite Laugier in Nice .

The asteroid was named after the son of the person who discovered it.

See also