(1078) Mentha
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Asteroid (1078) Mentha |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2695 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1380 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9562 AU - 2.5828 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.367 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,419 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.77 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 13.1 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.18 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 85 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11,299 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | 1926 |
| Another name | 1926 XB, 1952 LD, A917 CD |
| 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. | |
(1078) Mentha is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on December 7, 1926 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth , who worked at the observatory on the Königstuhl near Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the mint plant genus .