(3060) Delcano
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Asteroid (3060) Delcano |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.277 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1,873 AU - 2,681 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.262 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.44 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.4 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Wild |
| Date of discovery | September 12, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 RD 1 , 1958 RH, 1979 VM 1 , 1979 YU |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(3060) Delcano is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 12, 1982 by the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild from the Zimmerwald Observatory ( IAU code 026 ) at the University of Bern .
The asteroid is named after the Spanish navigator and explorer Juan Sebastián de Elcano .