(3449) Abell

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Asteroid
(3449) Abell
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.0823  AU
eccentricity 0.1560
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6015 AU - 3.5632 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.0441 °
Sidereal period 5.41 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.98 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.8 mag
history
Explorer Eleanor Helin
scolded John Bus
Date of discovery November 7, 1978
Another name 1978 VR 9 , 1983 TQ 1
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(3449) Abell is an asteroid of the main belt , the American US from the November 7, 1978 astronomer Eleanor Helin and scolding John bus at the Palomar Observatory ( IAU code 675) in California was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the American astronomer George Ogden Abell (1927–1983).

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