(1812) Gilgamesh
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Asteroid (1812) Gilgamesh |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0058 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0810 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7624 AU - 3.2492 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.261 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,211 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.18 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 19.18 km (± 1.6) |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.1450 (± 0.027) |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 11.5 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer |
CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
| Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
| Another name | 4645 PL , 1931 BD, 1966 WA, 1973 GF |
| 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. | |
(1812) Gilgamesh is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .
The name of the asteroid is derived from the mythological Sumerian hero Gilgamesh .