(1987) Kaplan
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Asteroid (1987) Kaplan |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Phocaea family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3817 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2280 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8387 AU - 2.9246 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 23.668 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,676 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.30 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 13 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 9.453 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.5 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | P. F. Schain |
| Date of discovery | September 11, 1952 |
| Another name | 1952 RH |
| 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. | |
(1987) Kaplan is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on September 11, 1952 by the Russian astronomer Pelageja Fyodorovna Shain at the Crimean Observatory in Simejis .
The name of the asteroid was chosen in honor of the Russian astronomer and war veteran Samuil Aronowitsch Kaplan .