(3047) Goethe

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Asteroid
(3047) Goethe
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6439  AU
eccentricity 0.0250
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5777 AU - 2.71 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.609 °
Sidereal period 4,299 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.32 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 38 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.7 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery 1960
Another name 6091 PL, 1969 UG, 1976 JU 6
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(3047) Goethe 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 German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe .

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