(7199) Brianza

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Asteroid
(7199) Brianza
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.8847  AU
eccentricity 0.0813
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6503 AU - 3.1191 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.2159 °
Sidereal period 4.90 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.53 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
history
Explorer Marco Cavagna
Valter Giuliani
Date of discovery March 28, 1994
Another name 1994 FR, 1986 RB 9 , 1991 RD 2
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(7199) Brianza is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 March 1994 by the Italian astronomer Marco Cavagna and Valter Giuliani on Osservatorio di Sormano ( IAU code was discovered 587).

The asteroid was named after the Brianza landscape , which lies between the cities of Milan , Como and Lecco . At the same time the name is a reference to the 'Gruppo Astrofili Brianza', an association of amateur astronomers to which the explorers belong.

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