(5609) Stroncone

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Asteroid
(5609) Stroncone
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.1011  AU
eccentricity 0.1457
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6493 AU - 3.5529 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.3858 °
Sidereal period 5.46 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.93 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.6 mag
history
Explorer A. Vagnozzi
Date of discovery March 22, 1993
Another name 1993 FU, 1973 SW 5 , 1978 PF 1 , 1978 QB, 1989 RT 4 , 1992 AG 4
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.

(5609) Stroncone is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 March 1993 by the Italian Amateur Astronomers Antonio Vagnozzi at Santa Lucia Stroncone Observatory ( IAU code was discovered 589).

The celestial body was named after the place where it was discovered.

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