(2642) Vésale
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Asteroid (2642) Vésale |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4265 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1835 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9813 AU - 2.8718 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.474 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,780 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.12 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 7.5 km |
| Rotation period | 7.246 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | S. Arend |
| Date of discovery | September 14, 1961 |
| Another name | 1961 RA, 1961 TC |
| 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. | |
(2642) Vésale is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on September 14, 1961 by the Belgian astronomer Sylvain Julien Victor Arend in Ukkel .
The asteroid is named after the Flemish anatomist Andreas Vesalius .