(1946) Walraven

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Asteroid
(1946) Walraven
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
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(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).

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