(1803) Zwicky
Asteroid (1803) Zwicky |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Phocaea family |
Major semi-axis | 2,348 AU |
eccentricity | 0.249 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.764 AU - 2.932 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 21.566 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.60 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 10 km |
Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Paul Wild |
Date of discovery | February 6, 1967 |
Another name | 1967 CA, 1931 DL |
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. |
(1803) Zwicky is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss on February 6, 1967 astronomer Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern in was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Swiss-American physicist and astronomer Fritz Zwicky (1898–1974).