(1946) Walraven
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Asteroid (1946) Walraven |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2930 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2361 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7517 AU - 2.8344 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.171 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,472 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.67 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | 10.21 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.0 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | H. van Gent |
| Date of discovery | August 8, 1931 |
| Another name | 1931 PH, 1952 PB, 1959 RE 1 |
| 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. | |
(1946) Walraven is an asteroid of the main belt , the August 8, 1931 by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid bears the name of the Dutch astronomer Theodore Walraven (* 1916).