(677) Aaltje

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Asteroid
(677) Aaltje
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.955  AU
eccentricity 0.05
Perihelion - aphelion 2.807 AU - 3.103 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.5 °
Length of the ascending node 272.9 °
Argument of the periapsis 278.9 °
Time of passage of the perihelion September 8, 2011
Sidereal period 5 a 29 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.3 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (28.8 ± 1.7) km
Albedo 0.2794
Rotation period 16 h 36 min
Absolute brightness 9.7 likes
history
Explorer August Kopff
Date of discovery January 18, 1909
Another name 1909 FR
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(677) Aaltje is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 January 1909 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Dutch singer Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius .

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