(1561) Fricke

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Asteroid
(1561) Fricke
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hygiea family
Major semi-axis 3.1927  AU
eccentricity 0.1292
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7803 AU - 3.6051 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.348 °
Sidereal period 5.705 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.67 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 26.04 km
Albedo 0.060
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,246 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery February 15, 1941
Another name 1941 CG, 1970 HE, A905 RO
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(1561) Fricke is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 15, 1941 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the German astronomer Walter Ernst Fricke .

See also