(1796) Riga
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Asteroid (1796) Riga |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.3489 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0626 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.1393 AU - 3.5586 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 22.667 ° |
| Sidereal period | 6,129 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.28 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 73.84 km |
| Albedo | 0.038 |
| Rotation period | 11,000 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9,694 likes |
| Spectral class | Cb |
| history | |
| Explorer | N. S. Tschernych |
| Date of discovery | May 16, 1966 |
| Another name | 1966 KB, 1935 GE, 1941 FC 1 |
| 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. | |
(1796) Riga is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on May 16, 1966 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych in Nautschnyj .
The asteroid is named after the Latvian capital Riga .
Further track elements:
- Length of the ascending node: 189.198 °
- Length of the perihelion: 16.261 °