(1730) Marceline

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Asteroid
(1730) Marceline
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7838  AU
eccentricity 0.2246
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1585 AU - 3.4092 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.516 °
Sidereal period 4,645 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.85 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 17 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,844 likes
Spectral class Xe
history
Explorer M. Laugier
Date of discovery October 17, 1936
Another name 1936 UA, 1931 RE, 1950 WF
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(1730) Marceline is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 17, 1936 by the French astronomer Marguerite Laugier in Nice .

The asteroid was named after a heroine from the novel L'Immoraliste by André Gide .

See also