(1772) Gagarin
Asteroid (1772) Gagarin |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.529 AU |
eccentricity | 0.103 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.268 AU - 2.790 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.741 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.02 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.73 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 36 km |
Albedo | 0.15 |
Rotation period | 10.96 h |
Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
history | |
Explorer | L. I. Tschernych |
Date of discovery | February 6, 1968 |
Another name | 1968 CB, 1940 GA, 1942 VZ, 1948 ET, 1960 FH, 1969 OO |
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(1772) Gagarin is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 6, 1968 by the Russian astronomer Lyudmila Ivanovna Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj .
It was named after Yuri Gagarin , the first person in space.