(7584) Ossietzky

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Asteroid
(7584) Ossietzky
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.8838  AU
eccentricity 0.0758
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6653 AU - 3.1024 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.2636 °
Sidereal period 4.90 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.52 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.3 mag
history
Explorer Freimut Börngen
Date of discovery April 9, 1991
Another name 1991 GK 10 , 1979 XG 1 , 1994 YQ
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(7584) Ossietzky is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 9, 1991 by the German astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Thuringian state observatory in Tautenburg ( IAU code 033).

The asteroid was named in honor of the German writer , journalist and pacifist Carl von Ossietzky (1889–1938), who was awarded the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize.

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