(1572) Posnania

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Asteroid
(1572) Posnania
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1018  AU
eccentricity 0.2103
Perihelion - aphelion 2.4494 AU - 3.7542 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.2969 °
Sidereal period 5,463 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.91 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 33.62 km
Albedo 0.1563
Rotation period 8.048 h
Absolute brightness 10.00 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer J. Dobrzycki and A. Kwiek
Date of discovery September 22, 1949
Another name 1949 SC, 1929 CJ, 1933 WN
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(1572) Posnania is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 September 1949 by the Polish astronomer J. Dobrzycki and A. Kwiek was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the Polish city of Poznan , from where it was discovered.

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