(1792) Reni

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Asteroid
(1792) Reni
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7786  AU
eccentricity 0.2771
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0085 AU - 3.5486 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.0125 °
Sidereal period 4.64 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.86 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 24 km
Rotation period 15.95 h
Absolute brightness 12.03 mag
Spectral class C:
history
Explorer LI Chernych
Date of discovery January 24, 1968
Another name 1968 BG, 1931 AW, 1934 SW, 1934 TN, 1943 PD, 1954 BF, 1959 CL
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(1792) Reni is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on January 24, 1968 by the Russian astronomer LI Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095).

The asteroid is named in honor of the Soviet astronomer Alexander Deitsch after his birthplace Reni in southern Ukraine .

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Individual evidence

  1. Alexander Deutsch (1900–1986). Retrieved January 1, 2015 .