(2612) Kathryn

Asteroid (2612) Kathryn
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis	2,895 AU
eccentricity	0.164
Perihelion - aphelion	2.420 AU - 3.372 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	20.18 °
Sidereal period	4.92 a
Mean orbital velocity	17.50 km / s
Physical Properties
Rotation period	7.71 h
Absolute brightness	10.8 likes
history
Explorer	Norman G. Thomas
Date of discovery	February 28, 1979
Another name	1979 DE
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(2612) Kathryn is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 February 1979 by the American astronomer Norman G. Thomas at the Lowell Observatory was discovered.

It was named after Kathryn Gail Thomas-Hazelton, the discoverer's daughter.

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