3142 Kilopi
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Patry |
| Discovery site | Nice |
| Discovery date | January 9, 1937 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3142 |
Named after | kπ |
| 1937 AC | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.7785983 |
| Perihelion | 2.3316335 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0874647 |
| 1491.8128070 | |
| 149.05889 | |
| Inclination | 14.18349 |
| 321.00526 | |
| 189.02078 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.3 | |
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3142 Kilopi (1937 AC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 9, 1937 by A. Patry at Nice. The name is a pun, as kilo pi equals one thousand times pi, which is approximately 3142.[1]
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