(1661) Granule
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Asteroid (1661) granules |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.1835 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0906 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9858 AU - 2.3813 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.032 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,227 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.16 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 14 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12,848 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | M. Wolf |
| Date of discovery | March 31, 1916 |
| Another name | A916 FA, 1936 PM, 1961 DB |
| 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. | |
(1661) Granule is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 31, 1916 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the Gall bodies (English: Gall's granule) discovered by Edward Gall in the lymphocytes .