(1630) Miletus

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Asteroid
(1630) Miletus
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.0310  AU
eccentricity 0.1679
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5222 AU - 3.5399 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.538 °
Sidereal period 5.277 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.11 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 20.04 km
Albedo 0.146
Rotation period 32,550 h
Absolute brightness 11,395 likes
history
Explorer Louis Boyer
Date of discovery February 28, 1952
Another name 1952 DA, 1931 DQ, 1936 AB
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(1630) Miletus is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 February 1952 by the French astronomer Louis Boyer in Algiers was discovered.

The asteroid was named in honor of the French astronomer Bernard Milet .

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