(1108) Demeter
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Asteroid (1108) Demeter |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4272 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2567 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8041 AU - 3.0503 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 24.936 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,782 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.12 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 26 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.046 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 9.7 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | May 31, 1929 |
| Another name | 1929 KA, 1963 MF |
| 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. | |
(1108) Demeter is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 31 May 1929 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg State Observatory King chair of the University of Heidelberg was discovered.
The asteroid named after the Greek goddess Demeter .