(1909) Alekhin
Asteroid (1909) Alekhin |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.4230 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2257 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8760 AU - 2.9700 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.7944 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 227.5088 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 5.8127 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | Template: FormatDate : Not a valid ISO date! |
Sidereal period | 3.77 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 17 km |
Albedo | 0.07 |
Rotation period | 148.6 h |
Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Lyudmyla Shuravlowa |
Date of discovery | 4th September 1972 |
Another name | 1972 RW 2 ; 1926 GU; 1930 KF; 1930 KM; 1934 NZ; 1934 OC; 1941 FJ; 1960 FD; 1969 UU; 1971 DL |
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(1909) Alekhin ( 1972 RW 2 ; 1926 GU ; 1930 KF ; 1930 KM ; 1934 NZ ; 1934 OC ; 1941 FJ ; 1960 FD ; 1969 UU ; 1971 DL ) is an asteroid of the main belt that was found on September 4, 1972 by Ljudmyla Shuravlowa was discovered in the Crimean Observatory .
The asteroid was named after the Russian-French chess player Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine .