(2154) Underhill

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Asteroid
(2154) Underhill
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6349  AU
eccentricity 0.1246
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3066 AU - 2.9632 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.756 °
Sidereal period 4,277 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.35 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 21 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.71 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 2015 PL, 1958 GU, 1973 SN 4
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.

(2154) Underhill 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 name of the asteroid is derived from the Canadian astrophysicist Anne B. Underhill .

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