(1887) Virton
Asteroid (1887) Virton |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eos family |
Major semi-axis | 3.0103 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1089 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6826 AU - 3.338 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.606 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.223 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.17 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 18.9 km |
Absolute brightness | 11.03 mag |
history | |
Explorer | S. Arend |
Date of discovery | 5th October 1950 |
Another name | 1950 TD, 1934 RG, 1970 OA |
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. |
(1887) Virton is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 5 October 1950 by the Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend in Uccle was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Belgian city of Virton .