(769) Tatiana

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Asteroid
(769) Tatiana
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1745  AU
eccentricity 0.1825
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5953 AU - 3.7537 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.36 °
Sidereal period 5,656 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.72 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 97 km
Albedo 0.052
Rotation period 35.08 h
Absolute brightness 9.0 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer G. N. Nikolayevich
Date of discovery October 6, 1913
Another name 1913 TA, 1955 BA, 1963 KK
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(769) Tatiana is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on October 6, 1913 by the Russian astronomer Grigori Nikolajewitsch Neuimin in Simejis .

The asteroid is probably named after a colleague of the discoverer or after the heroine from Pushkin's Eugene Onegin .

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