(1688) Wilkens
Asteroid (1688) Wilkens |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.6178 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2398 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9901 AU - 3.2456 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.784 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,236 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.41 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Miguel Itzigsohn |
Date of discovery | March 3, 1951 |
Another name | 1951 EQ 1 , 1964 JC |
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(1688) Wilkens is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 3 March 1951 by the Argentine astronomers Miguel Itzigsohn in La Plata was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the astronomer Alexander Wilkens , who worked in La Plata for a long time, mainly in the field of celestial mechanics.