(1736) Floirac

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Asteroid
(1736) Floirac
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2284  AU
eccentricity 0.1692
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8513 AU - 2.6054 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.548 °
Sidereal period 3,326 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.95 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 9 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.3 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Guy Soulié
Date of discovery September 6, 1967
Another name 1967 RA, 1927 RB, 1927 SN
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(1736) Floirac is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on September 6, 1967 by the French astronomer Guy Soulié in Bordeaux .

The name of the asteroid was derived from the Floirac suburb of Bordeaux.

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