(1601) Patry

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Asteroid
(1601) Patry
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2337  AU
eccentricity 0.1297
Perihelion - aphelion 1.944 AU - 2.5234 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.944 °
Sidereal period 3,339 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.93 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 8 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period 5.923 h
Absolute brightness 12.32 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Louis Boyer
Date of discovery May 18, 1942
Another name 1942 KA, 1942 UC, 1945 FA
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(1601) Patry is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 May 1942 by French astronomer Louis Boyer in Algiers was discovered.

The asteroid bears the name of the French astronomer André Patry .

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