677 Aaltje

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677 Aaltje
Discovery
Discovered by August Kopff
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date January 18, 1909
Designations
Alternative names 1909 FR
Orbital characteristics
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Aphelion 3.095 AU
Perihelion 2.814 AU
Semi-major axis 2.955 AU
Eccentricity 0.048
Orbital period 5.079 a
Mean anomaly 288.078°
Inclination 8.482°
Longitude of ascending node 272.951°
Argument of perihelion 281.536°

    677 Aaltje is a main-belt minor planet orbiting the Sun, discovered by August Kopff at Heidelberg on January 18, 1909. It has a geometric albedo of 0.2794 and a rotation period of 16.608 hours. 667 Aaltje also has an absolute magnitude of 9.70.

    It is named after the Dutch singer Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius.

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