(2934) Aristophanes

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Asteroid
(2934) Aristophanes
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Veritas family
Major semi-axis 3.1716  AU
eccentricity 0.0428
Perihelion - aphelion 3.0359 AU - 3.3074 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.811 °
Sidereal period 5,649 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.72 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 22 km
Albedo 0.076
Absolute brightness 11.6 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: Ch
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 25, 1960
Another name 4006 PL, 1971 OQ 1 , 1977 RM 5
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(2934) Aristophanes is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 25, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden Survey .

The asteroid is named after the historical Greek playwright Aristophanes .

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