(2859) Paganini

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Asteroid
(2859) Paganini
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2393  AU
eccentricity 0.1185
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9740 AU - 2.5046 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.5543 °
Sidereal period 3.35 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.90 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.5 likes
history
Explorer NS Tschernych
Date of discovery 5th September 1978
Another name 1978 RW 1 , 1973 AT 1 , 1980 DU 5
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(2859) Paganini is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 5, 1978 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095).

The asteroid was named after the Italian composer and violinist Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840).

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