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2696 Magion

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Discovered by
  
Ladislav Brožek

Alternative names
  
1980 HB

Discovered
  
16 April 1980

Discoverer
  
Ladislav Brožek

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
16 April 1980

Observation arc
  
63.93 yr (23352 days)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Kleť Observatory

MPC designation
  
2696

Aphelion
  
2.7299532 AU (408.39519 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.1703507 AU (324.67984 Gm)

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2696 Magion (1980 HB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 16, 1980 by Ladislav Brožek at Kleť. Photometric measurements of the asteroid made in 2007 at the Modra Observatory in Slovakia showed a light curve with a period of roughly 480 ± 6 hours and a brightness variation of 0.31 in magnitude.

References

2696 Magion Wikipedia