(2155) Wodan

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Asteroid
(2155) Wodan
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.8561  AU
eccentricity 0.0779
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6337 AU - 3.0785 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.542 °
Sidereal period 4,827 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.62 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 8.5 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.4 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 6542 PL, 1965 US 1 , 1970 WS
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(2155) Wodan 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 bears the name of the Norse deity Wodan ( Odin ).

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