(1923) Osiris

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Asteroid
(1923) Osiris
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4356  AU
eccentricity 0.0640
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2797 AU - 2.5915 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.955 °
Sidereal period 3,801 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.08 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 13.10 km
Albedo 0.059
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13,574 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery 1960
Another name 4011 PL, 1964 TO 2 , 1966 FR
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(1923) Osiris is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden Survey .

The asteroid is named after the Egyptian deity Osiris .

See also