(1667) Pels

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Asteroid
(1667) Pels
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.1901  AU
eccentricity 0.1554
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8497 AU - 2.5305 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.617 °
Sidereal period 3.241 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.13 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 13 km
Rotation period 3.268 h
Absolute brightness 11,974 likes
Spectral class Sat
history
Explorer H. van Gent
Date of discovery September 16, 1930
Another name 1930 SY, 1933 HD, 1936 JA
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(1667) Pels is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on September 16, 1930 by the Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent in Johannesburg .

The asteroid is named after G. Pels , a computational assistant at the Leiden observatory.

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