(2934) Aristophanes
Asteroid (2934) Aristophanes |
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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 .