2801 Huygens
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Hendrik van Gent |
| Discovery date | September 28, 1935 |
| Alternate designations B |
1935 SU1, 1968 UG, 1976 JP5, 1977 TT1, 1980 FF11, 1982 UZ |
| Category | Main belt (Gefion family) |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.174 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 418.908 Gm (2.800 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 345.865 Gm (2.312 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 491.952 Gm (3.288 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1711.547 d (4.69 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 17.66 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 9.564° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
34.228° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
314.770° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 6.899° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | unknown |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Spectral class | S-type asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude | 12.20 |
| Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
| Mean surface temperature |
~166 K (estimate) |
2801 Huygens is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Hendrik van Gent in 1935. It belongs to the Gefion family of asteroids. It is named after Christiaan Huygens, the Dutch astronomer, mathematician and physicist.
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