(1951) Lick
Asteroid (1951) Lick |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 1.3905 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0616 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.3048 AU - 1.4762 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 39.094 ° |
Sidereal period | 1,640 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 25.26 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 5.57 km |
Albedo | 0.0895 |
Rotation period | 5.3016 h |
Absolute brightness | 13,852 likes |
Spectral class | A. |
history | |
Explorer | C. A. Wirtanen |
Date of discovery | July 26, 1949 |
Another name | 1949 OA |
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(1951) Lick is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 26 July 1949 by the American astronomer Carl A. Wirtanen at Lick Observatory was discovered.
The asteroid bears the name of the American science sponsor James Lick , who financially made the construction of the Lick Observatory possible.