3642 Frieden

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Frieden
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Gessner, H.
Discovery site Sonneberg
Discovery date December 4, 1953
Designations
MPC designation 3642
Alternative names 1953 XL1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.012 AU
Perihelion 2.560 AU
Eccentricity 0.08118
Orbital period 1698.688 d
Mean anomaly 200.477°
Inclination 13.471°
Longitude of ascending node 131.334°
Argument of perihelion 16.636°
Physical characteristics
Geometric albedo 0.0475
Absolute magnitude (H) 11.20

    3642 Frieden (1953 XL1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 4, 1953 by Gessner, H. at Sonneberg.

    Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2006 show a rotation period of 14.491 ± 0.003 hours with a brightness variation of 0.13 ± 0.02 magnitude.[1]

    References

    1. Warner, Brian D. (December 2006), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - March - June 2006", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 33 (4): 85–88, Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...85W. 

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