(3641) Williams Bay
Asteroid (3641) Williams Bay |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.9909 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1308 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5997 AU - 3.3821 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 16.121 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,173 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.22 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 31.54 km |
Albedo | 0.049 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 11.23 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | George Van Biesbroeck |
Date of discovery | November 24, 1922 |
Another name | A922 WC, 1977 LJ, 1978 RQ 4 |
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(3641) Williams Bay is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24. November 1922 by the Belgian astronomer George Van Biesbroeck at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay , Wisconsin was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from Williams Bay in Wisconsin , USA , the location of the observatory where the asteroid was discovered.