Discovered by S. Belyavskij MPC designation 1005 Arago Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 5 September 1923 Discoverer Sergey Belyavsky Discovery site Simeiz Observatory | Discovery date 5 September 1923 Alternative names 1923 OT Observation arc 92.30 yr (33712 days) Orbits Sun Named after François Arago Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 1002 Olbersia, 1056 Azalea, 1001 Gaussia, 1102 Pepita, 276 Adelheid | ||
1005 Arago is a main-belt asteroid about 58 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by astronomer Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory on September 5, 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 OT. It is named after mathematician François Arago (1786–1853) director of the Paris Observatory.
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