2710 Veverka
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2710 Veverka is a main belt asteroid
with an orbital period
of 1379.4413125 days (3.78 years).
The asteroid was discovered on March 23, 1982. It was named after astronomer Joseph Veverka
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Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
with an orbital period
Orbital period
The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object.When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of an astronomical object, which is calculated with respect to the stars.There are several kinds of...
of 1379.4413125 days (3.78 years).
The asteroid was discovered on March 23, 1982. It was named after astronomer Joseph Veverka
Joseph Veverka
Joseph Veverka is the James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences, professor of Astronomy at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. His research area is in planetary sciences, with a focus on physical studies of satellite surfaces and planetary rings...
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