(15318) Innsbruck

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Asteroid
(15318) Innsbruck
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  March 23, 2018 ( JD 2,458,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Phocaea family
Major semi-axis 2.3433  AU
eccentricity 0.2011
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8721 AU - 2.8145 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 25.6194 °
Length of the ascending node 93.6450 °
Argument of the periapsis 192.2502 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 17th October 2018
Sidereal period 3.59 a
Mean orbital velocity 15.45 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 6.079 ± 0.110 km
Albedo 0.302 ± 0.031
Absolute brightness 13.1 mag
history
Explorer Carolyn Shoemaker
Date of discovery May 24, 1993
Another name 1993 KX 1 , 1998 XB 49
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.

(15318) Innsbruck is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt that was discovered on May 24, 1993 by Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory  ( IAU code 675) in California .

The asteroid belongs to the Phocaea family, a group of asteroids named after (25) Phocaea . The 4: 1 orbital resonance with the planet Jupiter is characteristic of this group . The solar orbit of (15318) Innsbruck is strongly inclined with more than 25 ° compared to the ecliptic of the solar system , which is characteristic of Phocaea asteroids.

It was named on March 9, 2001 after Innsbruck , the capital of Tyrol .

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