(772) Tanete

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Asteroid
(772) Tanete
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.00321  AU
eccentricity 0.0922
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7264 AU - 3.2799 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 28.782 °
Sidereal period 5.204 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.19 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 117.66 km
Albedo 0.059
Rotation period 12.0 h
Absolute brightness 8,438 mag
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer A. Massinger
Date of discovery 1913
Another name 1913 TR
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(772) Tanete is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 December 1913 by the German astronomer Adam Massinger in Heidelberg was discovered.

It is believed that the name of the asteroid is derived from the location Tanete on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi .

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See also