(1780) Kippes

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Asteroid
(1780) Kippes
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.0173  AU
eccentricity 0.0493
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8684 AU - 3.1658 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.977 °
Sidereal period 5.241 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.146 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 27.92 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.121
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 18,000 h
Absolute brightness 10,556 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer August Kopff
Date of discovery September 12, 1906
Another name A906 RA, 1935 CC, 1938 UC 1
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.

(1780) Kippes is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 12, 1906 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after the German amateur astronomer Otto Kippes .

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