(180) Garumna

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Asteroid
(180) Garumna
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.722  AU
eccentricity 0.167
Perihelion - aphelion 2.267 AU - 3.177 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.9 °
Length of the ascending node 312.7 °
Argument of the periapsis 175.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion October 21, 2012
Sidereal period 4 a 180 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 33 km
Rotation period 23 h 52 min
Absolute brightness 10.31 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer J. Perrotin
Date of discovery January 29, 1878
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(180) Garumna is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt that was discovered on January 29, 1878 by Henri Joseph Perrotin from Toulouse . The celestial body was named after the ancient name of the Garonne River , which flows past Toulouse.

Garumna moves at a distance of approx. 2.3 ( perihelion ) to 3.2 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.5 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined at 0.9 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.17.

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