(7102) Neilbone

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Asteroid
(7102) Neilbone
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.0850  AU
eccentricity 0.2534
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3033 AU - 3.8667 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 18.653 °
Sidereal period 5,419 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.96 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 21 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.1 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Cyril V. Jackson
Date of discovery July 12, 1936
Another name 1936 NB, 1985 OB
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(7102) Neilbone is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 12 July 1936 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.

The asteroid bears the name of the British observer and author Neil Bone .

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