(1952) Hesburgh

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Asteroid
(1952) Hesburgh
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1127  AU
eccentricity 0.1392
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6794 AU - 3.5459 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.2335 °
Sidereal period 5.49 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.86 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 35.55 km (± 1.4)
Albedo 0.1041
Rotation period 47.7 h
Absolute brightness 10.32 mag
Spectral class CD
history
Explorer Goethe Link Observatory
Date of discovery May 3, 1951
Another name 1951 JC , 1936 ND, 1939 AB, 1940 GQ, 1954 XC, 1974 KQ
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(1952) Hesburgh is an asteroid of the main belt , which on May 3, 1951 by astronomers of the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory ( IAU code 760) in Brooklyn in the State of Indiana was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the American priest Theodore Hesburgh (1917-2015) and long-time President of the University of Notre Dame .

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