(1551) Argelander

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Asteroid
(1551) Argelander
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3944  AU
eccentricity 0.0662
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2358 AU - 2.5529 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.764 °
Sidereal period 3,705 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.25 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 23 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12,056 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery February 24, 1938
Another name 1938 DC 1 , 1930 BL, 1940 XD
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.

(1551) Argelander is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24 February 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander .

See also