(2242) Balaton

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Asteroid
(2242) Balaton
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2085  AU
eccentricity 0.1174
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9493 AU - 2.4678 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.538 °
Sidereal period 3,282 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.04 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13,168 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer György Kulin
Date of discovery October 13, 1936
Another name 1936 TG, 1941 FQ, 1972 RE 2
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(2242) Balaton is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 13, 1936 by the Hungarian astronomer György Kulin at the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest .

The asteroid is named after the Balaton (Hungarian .: Balaton named) in Hungary.

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