(1063) Aquilegia
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Asteroid (1063) Aquilegia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,314 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0394 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2229 AU - 2.4051 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.977 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,520 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.58 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 18.28 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.1483 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 5.791 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10,931 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | December 6, 1925 |
| Another name | 1925 XA, 1948 EP, 1956 SK |
| 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. | |
(1063) Aquilegia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on December 6, 1925 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the columbine genus .