(3491) Fridolin
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Asteroid (3491) Fridolin |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Agnia family |
| Major semi-axis | 2,794 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.095 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.529 AU - 3.059 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.006 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.67 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.8 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 8 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Wild |
| Date of discovery | September 30, 1984 |
| Another name | 1984 SM 4 , 1974 OH 1 , 1975 TU 5 , 1979 QS 5 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(3491) Fridolin is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on September 30, 1984 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern in was discovered.
The asteroid is named after Fridolin von Säckingen , the patron saint of the Swiss canton of Glarus .