(1670) Minnaert
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Asteroid (1670) Minnaert |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.9035 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0998 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6138 AU - 3.1931 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.515 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,072 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.48 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 28 km |
| Rotation period | 3.528 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11,027 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | H. van Gent |
| Date of discovery | September 9, 1934 |
| Another name | 1934 RZ, 1931 AH, 1941 BE |
| 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. | |
(1670) Minnaert is a asteroid of the main belt , which on September 9, 1934 by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid was named in honor of the Belgian astronomer Marcel Gilles Jozef Minnaert .