3281 Maupertuis

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Maupertuis
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Y. Vaisala
Discovery site Turku
Discovery date February 24, 1938
Designations
MPC designation 3281
Named after Pierre Louis Maupertuis
Alternative names 1938 DZ
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.5807928
Perihelion 2.1174340
Eccentricity 0.0986242
Orbital period 1315.0867482
Mean anomaly 116.71204
Inclination 5.99761
Longitude of ascending node 348.64405
Argument of perihelion 239.74374
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 12.7

    3281 Maupertuis (1938 DZ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 24, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku. The crater was named for the French mathematician and astronomer Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698 – 1759).[1]

    References

    1. Schmadel, Lutz D.; International Astronomical Union (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 273. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 

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