(965) Angelica

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Asteroid
(965) Angelica
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1470  AU
eccentricity 0.2866
Perihelion - aphelion 2.245 AU - 4.0489 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 21.476 °
Sidereal period 5,583 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.79 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 53.64 km
Albedo 0.074
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 10.122 likes
Spectral class Xc
history
Explorer Johannes Franz Hartmann
Date of discovery November 4, 1921
Another name 1921 KT, 1977 PM 2
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(965) Angelica is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on November 4, 1921 by the German astronomer Johannes Franz Hartmann in La Plata .

The asteroid was named after the wife of the discoverer Angelica Hartmann .

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