(3582) Cyrano

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Asteroid
(3582) Cyrano
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.003  AU
eccentricity 0.078
Perihelion - aphelion 2.770 AU - 3.236 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.874 °
Sidereal period 5.20 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.2 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 16 km
Absolute brightness 11.6 mag
history
Explorer Paul Wild
Date of discovery 2nd October 1986
Another name 1986 TT 5 , 1931 AB 1 , 1950 VN, 1971 UK 3 , 1981 UK 10 , 1983 AF 1 , 1984 HO
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(3582) Cyrano is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 2, 1986 by the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild from the Zimmerwald Observatory at the University of Bern .

The asteroid is named after the French writer Cyrano de Bergerac .

See also