(2970) Pestalozzi

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Asteroid
(2970) Pestalozzi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eunomia family
Major semi-axis 2,638  AU
eccentricity 0.152
Perihelion - aphelion 2.236 AU - 3.041 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12.079 °
Sidereal period 4.29 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.2 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 7 km
Absolute brightness 12.5 mag
history
Explorer Paul Wild
Date of discovery October 27, 1978
Another name 1978 UC, 1950 ER, 1954 CC, 1975 CK
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(2970) Pestalozzi is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on October 27, 1978 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern in was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Swiss educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi .

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