(1651) Behrens

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Asteroid
(1651) Behrens
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.1795  AU
eccentricity 0.0662
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0352 AU - 2.3237 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.075 °
Sidereal period 3.218 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.18 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 13 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 34,344 h
Absolute brightness 12,084 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer M. Laugier
Date of discovery April 23, 1936
Another name 1936 HD, 1939 EJ, 1940 QD
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(1651) Behrens is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 23, 1936 by the French astronomer Marguerite Laugier in Nice .

The name of the asteroid was chosen in memory of Johann Gerhard Behrens at the suggestion of O. Kippes , who was involved in reviewing this discovery . Behrens was a pastor in Detern who was known for calculating the orbits of comets and asteroids.

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