(646) Kastalia
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Asteroid (646) Kastalia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,324 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.213 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.828 AU - 2.82 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.9 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 302.9 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 37.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | May 28, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 198 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.3 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | August Kopff |
| Date of discovery | September 11, 1907 |
| Another name | 1907 AC |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(646) Kastalia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 11, 1907 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the nymph Kastalia from Greek mythology.