(3936) Elst
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Asteroid (3936) Elst |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Vesta family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4288 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1281 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1177 AU - 2.7399 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.639 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,785 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.112 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 6.6322 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.9 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | C. J. van Houten |
| Date of discovery | October 16, 1977 |
| Another name | 2321 T-3, 1972 GY, 1973 TC |
| 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. | |
(3936) Elst is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 October 1977 by the Dutch astronomer Cornelis Johannes van Houten at Mount Palomar was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst .