(3142) Kilopi

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Asteroid
(3142) kilopi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5545  AU
eccentricity 0.0867
Perihelion - aphelion 2.333 AU - 2.776 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.172 °
Sidereal period 4,083 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.64 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 8 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.2 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer André Patry
Date of discovery January 9, 1937
Another name 1937 AC, 1978 EL 7 , 1982 BV 1
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(3142) Kilopi is an asteroid of the main belt , which on January 9, 1937 by the French astronomer André Patry in Nice was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the thousand times ( kilo ) of the circle number π ≈ 3.142.

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