(1616) Filipoff

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Asteroid
(1616) Filipoff
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.9093  AU
eccentricity 0.0186
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8551 AU - 2.9635 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.496 °
Sidereal period 4,962 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.46 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 24.30 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.075
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,098 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Louis Boyer
Date of discovery March 15, 1950
Another name 1950 EA, 1929 BB, 1957 UG
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.

(1616) Filipoff is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 15 March 1950 by the French astronomer Louis Boyer in Algiers was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the astronomer Lionel Filipoff .

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