1680 Per Brahe

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Per Brahe
Discovery and designation
Discovered by L. Oterma
Discovery site Turku
Discovery date February 12, 1942
Designations
MPC designation 1680
Alternative names 1942 CH
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.2219535
Perihelion 2.2265713
Eccentricity 0.1826884
Orbital period 1642.3730795
Mean anomaly 195.86561
Inclination 4.25706
Longitude of ascending node 83.47796
Argument of perihelion 156.50129
Physical characteristics
Geometric albedo 0.2903
Absolute magnitude (H) 11.20

    1680 Per Brahe (1942 CH) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 12, 1942 by L. Oterma at Turku. It is named after Per Brahe, who was Governor General of Finland in the 17th century.

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