2709 Sagan
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| Orbital characteristics | |
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| Orbit type | Flora asteroid |
| Semimajor axis | 2.195 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.069 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 y |
| Inclination | 2.732° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Diameter | ? km |
| Mass | ? kg |
| Density | ? g/cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? h |
| Spectral class | S |
| History | |
| Discoverer | E. Bowell, 1982 |
2709 Sagan is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell in 1982. It is named after the astronomer Carl Sagan.
Sagan is an S-type asteroid, meaning that it is bright in colour, and metallic in composition.
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