(16498) Passau
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Asteroid (16498) Passau |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Watsonia family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7734208 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1034866 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.48640 AU - 3.06043 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 17.237 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.62 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.0 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
| Date of discovery | September 22, 1990 |
| Another name | 1990 SX 8 |
| 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. | |
(16498) Passau (also 1990 SX 8 ) is an asteroid that was discovered on September 22, 1990 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst from the La Silla Observatory . The asteroid is named after the Bavarian three-river city of Passau .
The US Minor Planet Center (MPC), which is responsible for confirming a space body as a "small planet" and for naming it, officially confirmed the entry and name in October 2006.
See also
Web links
- (16498) Passau in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).