(3046) Molière
Asteroid (3046) Molière |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.1354 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1515 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6605 AU - 3.6103 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 18.332 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,552 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.82 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 20.36 km |
Albedo | 0.056 |
Absolute brightness | 12,212 mag |
history | |
Explorer |
CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
Another name | 4120 PL, 1982 RC 1 |
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(3046) Molière is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 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 French playwright Molière .