(1967) Menzel
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Asteroid (1967) Menzel |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2331 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1395 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9216 AU - 2.5446 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.904 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,337 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.51 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 10 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | 2.835 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.1 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | M. Wolf |
| Date of discovery | November 1, 1905 |
| Another name | A905 VC, 1965 SF, 1975 VE |
| 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. | |
(1967) Menzel is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on November 1, 1905 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the American astronomer Donald Howard Menzel .