(3245) Jensch

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Asteroid
(3245) Jensch
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.1220  AU
eccentricity 0.1634
Perihelion - aphelion 2.612 AU - 3.632 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.331 °
Sidereal period 5.516 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.86 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 14 km
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13,038 mag
history
Explorer Freimut Börngen
Date of discovery October 27, 1973
Another name 1973 UL 5 , 1981 EJ 39
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(3245) Jensch is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 27, 1973 by the German astronomer Freimut Börngen in Tautenburg .

The asteroid is named after the German designer and astronomer Alfred Jensch . Alfred Jensch was chief designer in the development department for astronomical devices and planetariums at Carl Zeiss in Jena until 1977 .

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