(152) Atala
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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 .