(3166) Klondike
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Asteroid (3166) Klondike |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2376 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1172 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9754 AU - 2.4997 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.2410 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,347 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.91 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 8 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | March 30, 1940 |
| Another name | 1940 FG, 1937 LL, 1955 XG |
| 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. | |
(3166) Klondike is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 March 1940 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the brothers Karl F. Joutsen and Anton F. Johnson , who made their fortune during the gold rush on the Klondike River .