(1636) Porter
Asteroid (1636) Porter |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.2347 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1281 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9484 AU - 2.521 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.433 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,341 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.92 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 9.22 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.120 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 12,245 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | January 23, 1950 |
Another name | 1950 BH, 1972 YT 1 |
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(1636) Porter is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 23, 1950 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory of the University of Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the two British amateur astronomers Jermain Gildersleeve Porter and John Guy Porter .