(1639) Bower
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Asteroid (1639) Bower |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5722 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1514 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1828 AU - 2.9616 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.426 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.125 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.57 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 36.40 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.054 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 12,500 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11,047 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | S. Arend |
| Date of discovery | September 12, 1951 |
| Another name | 1951 RB, 1934 PT, 1936 AC |
| 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. | |
(1639) Bower is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on September 12, 1951 by the Belgian astronomer Sylvain Julien Victor Arend in Ukkel .
The name of the asteroid was given in honor of the American mathematician and astronomer Ernest Clare Bower .