(155) Scylla
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Asteroid (155) Scylla |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.756 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.278 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.991 AU - 3.521 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.4 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 41 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 46 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 14, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 210 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 40 km |
| Albedo | 0.0309 |
| Rotation period | 7 h 58 min |
| Absolute brightness | 11.39 likes |
| Spectral class | XFC |
| history | |
| Explorer | Johann Palisa |
| Date of discovery | November 8, 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. | |
(155) Scylla is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on November 8, 1875 by the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa .
The asteroid was named after Skylla , a sea monster from Greek mythology .