(1613) Smiley

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Asteroid
(1613) smiley
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Chloris family
Major semi-axis 2.7352  AU
eccentricity 0.2620
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0186 AU - 3.4517 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.947 °
Sidereal period 4,524 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.01 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 21.12 km
Albedo 0.088
Rotation period 81 h
Absolute brightness 11,548 likes
Spectral class Cgh
history
Explorer S. Arend
Date of discovery September 16, 1950
Another name 1950 SD, 1929 CL, 1941 SR
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(1613) Smiley is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on September 16, 1950 by the Belgian astronomer Sylvain Julien Victor Arend in Ukkel .

The asteroid was named after the American astronomer Charles Hugh Smiley .

See also