(1675) Simonida

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Asteroid
(1675) Simonida
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.233  AU
eccentricity 0.126
Perihelion - aphelion 1.953 AU - 2.513 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.80 °
Sidereal period 3.34 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.93 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 11.08 km
Albedo 0.248
Rotation period 5.3 h
Absolute brightness 11.91 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Milorad B. Protic
Date of discovery March 20, 1938
Another name 1938 FB, 1931 AZ, 1936 SG
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(1675) Simonida is an asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter . It was discovered on March 20, 1938 by the Serbian astronomer Milorad B. Protić and dedicated by him to the purple-born wife of the medieval Serbian ruler Stefan Uroš II Milutin Simonida . Its diameter is about 11 km. Simonida has an eccentricity value of 0.126 and the inclination of the plane of the orbit is about 7 °. The asteroid rotates around its own axis in 5.3 hours.

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literature

  • Wisniewski, WZ, Michalowski, TM, Harris, AW, McMillan, RS: Icarus 126 (1997), pp. 395-449; Lunar & Planetary Science XXVI (1995), pp. 1511-1512