(1577) Reiss

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Asteroid
(1577) Reiss
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2301  AU
eccentricity 0.1667
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8584 AU - 2.6017 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.355 °
Sidereal period 3,330 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.95 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 6 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.8 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Louis Boyer
Date of discovery January 19, 1949
Another name 1949 BA 1931 TG 3 , 1934 PX,
1981 RM 5
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(1577) Reiss is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 January 1949 by the French astronomer Louis Boyer in Algiers was discovered.

The name of the asteroid was chosen in honor of the French astronomer Guy Reiss .

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