3281 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 |
| 1938 DZ | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.5807928 |
| Perihelion | 2.1174340 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0986242 |
| 1315.0867482 | |
| 116.71204 | |
| Inclination | 5.99761 |
| 348.64405 | |
| 239.74374 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.7 | |
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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
- ↑ 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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