(1949) Messina
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Asteroid (1949) Messina |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3836 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2298 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8359 AU - 2.9313 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.657 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,680 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.29 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 13.3 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Date of discovery | July 8, 1936 |
| Another name | 1936 NE, 1940 RK, 1951 SP |
| 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. | |
(1949) Messina is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 8 July 1936 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the city of Musina (then: Messina ) in South Africa .