(1660) Wood
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Asteroid (1660) Wood |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2,394 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.303 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.120 AU - 1.667 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 20.55 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.70 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 11 km |
| Rotation period | 6.8090 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | JA Bruwer |
| Date of discovery | April 7, 1953 |
| Another name | 1953 GA |
| 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. | |
(1660) Wood is an asteroid of the asteroid belt that was discovered on April 7, 1953 by JA Bruwer in Johannesburg .
It is named after the astronomer Harry Edwin Wood (1881–1946).
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volume 1 in the Google Book Search