(3272) Tillandz

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Asteroid
(3272) Tillandz
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2435  AU
eccentricity 0.0925
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0360 AU - 2.4510 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.9264 °
Sidereal period 3,361 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.89 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13.2 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery February 24, 1938
Another name 1938 DB 1 , 1958 DO, 1972 HS
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(3272) Tillandz is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24 February 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Swedish botanist and physiologist Elias Tillandz .

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