(1884) Skip

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Asteroid
(1884) Skip
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4262  AU
eccentricity 0.2622
Perihelion - aphelion 1.79 AU - 3.0625 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 21.788 °
Sidereal period 3,779 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.12 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 11.22 km
Albedo 0.293
Rotation period 3,079 h
Absolute brightness 11,593 likes
history
Explorer M. Laugier
Date of discovery March 2, 1943
Another name 1943 EB 1 , 1943 EC
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.

(1884) Skip is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 2, 1943 by the French astronomer Marguerite Laugier in Nice .

The asteroid is nicknamed the US astronomer Gunter "Skip" Schwartz .

See also