(152) Atala
Asteroid (152) Atala |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.142 AU |
eccentricity | 0.076 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.904 AU - 3.38 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.1 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 40 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 58.6 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | March 8, 2010 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 208 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.8 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 59 km |
Rotation period | 6 h 15 min |
Absolute brightness | 8.33 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Paul Pierre Henry |
Date of discovery | November 2, 1875 |
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. |
(152) Atala is an asteroid of the main belt , which on November 2, 1875 by French astronomer Paul Pierre Henry was discovered.
It is named after the novella Atala by the French writer François-René de Chateaubriand .