(1803) Zwicky

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Asteroid
(1803) Zwicky
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
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(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).

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