1462 Zamenhof
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Yrjö Väisälä |
Discovery site | Turku[1] |
Discovery date | February 6, 1938 |
Designations | |
1938 CA, 1963 TS, 1964 VF2, 1969 TU5 |
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Asteroid belt | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch JD 2456200.5 (30 September 2012) | |
Aphelion | 3.4913442 AU |
Perihelion | 2.8061446 AU |
3.1487444 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1088052 |
5.587458 years (2040.8192 days) | |
48.15710° | |
Inclination | 0.96764° |
24.79104° | |
188.77268° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | ~26 km[1] |
10.4 h | |
Albedo | 0.1268[1] |
10.80[1] | |
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1462 Zamenhof is an asteroid in the asteroid belt discovered by the Finnish astronomer and physicist Yrjö Väisälä on February 6, 1938.[2] It has a diameter of about 26 km and geometric albedo of 0.1268.[1] It is named for L. L. Zamenhof, ophthalmologist and creator of the constructed language Esperanto. This asteroid and 1421 Esperanto are considered to be the most remote Zamenhof-Esperanto objects.
The light curve of 1462 Zamenhof shows a periodicity of 10.4 ± 0.1 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.35 ± 0.04 in magnitude.[3]
See also
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