(3755) Lecointe

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Asteroid
(3755) Lecointe
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2461  AU
eccentricity 0.2193
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7535 AU - 2.7387 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.794 °
Sidereal period 3,366 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.87 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
history
Explorer S. Arend
Date of discovery September 19, 1950
Another name 1950 SJ, 1950 TG 1 , 1977 VJ 1
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(3755) Lecointe is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 September 1950 by the Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend in Uccle was discovered.

The origin of the name is not known.

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