(9130) Galois

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Asteroid
(9130) Galois
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hertha family
Major semi-axis 2.3658  AU
eccentricity 0.2258
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8316 AU - 2.9000 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.6336 °
Sidereal period 3.64 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.36 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.5 mag
history
Explorer Eric Walter Elst
Date of discovery April 25, 1998
Another name 1998 HQ 148 , 1191 T-2, 1995 WY 26
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(9130) Galois is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 25 April 1998 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the European Southern Observatory was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the French mathematician Évariste Galois (1811-1832), who achieved posthumous fame for his approaches to solving algebraic equations, the Galois theory .

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