(1020) Arcadia
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Asteroid (1020) Arcadia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Agnia family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7910 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0396 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6804 AU - 2.9016 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.05 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,663 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.83 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 10 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 12.1 mag |
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Spectral class (according to SMASSII) |
S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | March 7, 1924 |
| Another name | 1924 QV, 1954 UA 2 , 1975 EQ |
| 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. | |
(1020) Arcadia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 7, 1924 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The name of the asteroid is derived from the mythological place (and today's province) Arcadia in Greece .
The orbit has a semi-major axis of 2.7910 astronomical units and an orbital eccentricity of 0.0396. Thus it moves at a distance of 2.6804 ( perihelion ) to 2.9016 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.663 a around the sun . The orbit is 4.05 ° inclined to the ecliptic .