(3294) Carlvesely

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Asteroid
(3294) Carlvesely
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6979  AU
eccentricity 0.0678
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5148 AU - 2.8809 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.967 °
Sidereal period 4,431 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.13 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.8 mag
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 6563 PL , 1976 GT 4 , 1958 DT
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(3294) Carlvesely is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden Survey .

The asteroid is named after the American astronomer Carl D. Vesely .

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