(2095) Parsifal

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Asteroid
(2095) Parsifal
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6421  AU
eccentricity 0.0089
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6185 AU - 2.6656 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.583 °
Sidereal period 4,295 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.324 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.7 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels
Date of discovery 1960
Another name 6036 PL, 1973 SS 2 , 1973 SF 4
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(2095) Parsifal is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .

The asteroid is named after the table knight Parzival , main character in Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal .

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