(1794) Finsen
Asteroid (1794) Finsen |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.132 AU |
eccentricity | 0.154 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6487835 AU - 3.615 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.507 ° |
Sidereal period | 2024.4 days |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.8 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 37.31 ± 2.3 km |
Albedo | 0.047 |
Rotation period | H |
Absolute brightness | 11.08 likes |
Spectral class | C type |
history | |
Explorer | Bruwer, YES |
Date of discovery | April 7, 1970 |
Another name | 1970 GA, 1937 JR, 1948 GK, 1950 TJ, 1950 TS2, 1951 XL, 1951 YJ, 1962 WX, 1965 MC |
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. |
(1794) Finsen is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 7 April 1970 by JA Bruwer in Hartbeespoort was discovered.
It is named after the South African astronomer William Stephen Finsen (1905–1979, director of the Union Observatory 1957–1965).