(3605) Davy

Asteroid (3605) Davy
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis	2.2511 AU
eccentricity	0.0803
Perihelion - aphelion	2.0705 AU - 2.4318 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	3.921 °
Sidereal period	3,378 a
Mean orbital velocity	19.85 km / s
Physical Properties
Rotation period	2.72 h
Absolute brightness	12.7 mag
history
Explorer	Eugène Delporte
Date of discovery	November 28, 1932
Another name	1932 WB, 1974 GD, 1984 BY
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(3605) Davy is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 November 1932 by the Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte at the Royal Observatory in Uccle was discovered.

The asteroid was named in 1988 after Davy DeWinter , the son of the director of the Royal Observatory of Belgium.

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