3142 Kilopi

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Kilopi
Discovery
Discovered by A. Patry
Discovery site Nice
Discovery date January 9, 1937
Designations
MPC designation 3142
Named after
kπ
1937 AC
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.7785983
Perihelion 2.3316335
Eccentricity 0.0874647
1491.8128070
149.05889
Inclination 14.18349
321.00526
189.02078
Physical characteristics
12.3

3142 Kilopi (1937 AC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 9, 1937 by A. Patry at Nice. The name is a pun, as kilo pi equals one thousand times pi, which is approximately 3142.[1]

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