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1568 Aisleen (1946 QB) is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 21 1946 by South African astronomer Ernest L. Johnson at Johannesburg (UO). He named this object in honor of his wife. This S-type asteroid is a member of the Phocaea family of minor planets that share similar orbital characteristics. Based upon a light curve generated from 2001 observations it has a rotational period of 6.68 ± 0.02 hours during which the brightness varies by 6.68 ± 0.05 in magnitude.

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apoapsis (km)
4.41176e+11
orbital period (μ)
1.13826e+08
periapsis (km)
2.62502e+11
absolute magnitude
12.1
discovery date
1946-08-21
discoverer
Ernest Leonard Johnson
epoch
May 14 2008
former name
1946 QB

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