(2913) Horta

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Asteroid
(2913) Horta
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7041  AU
eccentricity 0.1990
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1661 AU - 3.2422 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 16.092 °
Sidereal period 4,447 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.11 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 10 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.2 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Eugène Delporte
Date of discovery October 12, 1931
Another name 1931 TK, 1978 GO 3 , 1982 FZ 2
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(2913) Horta is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 12 October 1931 by the Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte at the Royal Observatory in Uccle was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Belgian architect Victor Horta .

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