(1568) Aisleen

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Asteroid
(1568) Aisleen
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Phocaea family
Major semi-axis 2,352  AU
eccentricity 0.254
Perihelion - aphelion 1,755 AU - 2,950 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 24.899 °
Sidereal period 3.61 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.42 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 12 km
Rotation period 6.68 h
Absolute brightness 11.7 mag
history
Explorer E. L. Johnson
Date of discovery August 21, 1946
Another name 1946 QB
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.

(1568) Aisleen is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 August 1946 by E. L. Johnson , from the Union Observatory in Johannesburg , was discovered off.

The asteroid is named after the first name of the discoverer's wife.

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