(1298) Nocturna
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Asteroid (1298) Nocturna |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Nocturna family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1218 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1541 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6408 AU - 3.6027 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.496 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.516 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.857 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 40.04 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.058 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10,832 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | January 7, 1934 |
| Another name | 1934 AE, A904 RA |
| 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. | |
(1298) Nocturna is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 7, 1934 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .
The name of the asteroid denotes the night .