(3377) Lodewijk

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Asteroid
(3377) Lodewijk
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.9130  AU
eccentricity 0.0636
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7277 AU - 3.0984 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.295 °
Sidereal period 4,972 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.45 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.6 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 4122 PL, 1975 TB 6 , 1978 GM 3
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(3377) Lodewijk 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 Dutch astronomer Lodewijk Woltjer .

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