Discovered by B. Jekhovsky Alternative names 1921 JT Aphelion 3.3166 AU (496.16 Gm) Discovered 29 April 1921 | Discovery date 29 April 1921 Observation arc 88.30 yr (32251 days) Perihelion 2.2559 AU (337.48 Gm) Inclination 8.6667° Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 441 Bathilde, 188 Menippe, 679 Pax | ||
953 Painleva is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 29 April 1921 by the Russian astronomer Benjamin Jekhowsky. The planet was named in honor of the French statesman and mathematician Paul Painlevé.
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