(1657) Roemera

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Asteroid
(1657) Roemera
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Phocaea family
Major semi-axis 2,350  AU
eccentricity 0.234
Perihelion - aphelion 1.799 AU - 2.901 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 23.404 °
Sidereal period 3.60 a
Physical Properties
Rotation period 4.5 h
Absolute brightness 12.84 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Paul Wild
Date of discovery March 6, 1961
Another name 1961 EA, 1932 AB
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(1657) Roemera is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on March 6, 1961 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern was made, discovered.

The asteroid bears the name of the American astronomer Elizabeth Roemer .

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