(3099) Hergenrother

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Asteroid
(3099) Hergenrother
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.8782  AU
eccentricity 0.2042
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2904 AU - 3.4660 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.4669 °
Sidereal period 4,883 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.56 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 15 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period 24.266 h
Absolute brightness 11.4 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery April 3, 1940
Another name 1940 GF, 1969 EF 1 , 1972 VV, 1979 KE, 1980 NT, 1984 HB, 1984 JG
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.

(3099) Hergenrother is an asteroid of the main belt , which on April 3, 1940 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the American astronomer Carl W. Hergenrother .

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