(203) Pompeiia
Asteroid (203) Pompeiia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.7368 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0604 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5716 AU - 2.9019 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.1849 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.528 years |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 116 km |
Albedo | 0.041 |
Rotation period | 46,600 h |
history | |
Explorer | CHF Peters |
Date of discovery | September 25, 1879 |
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(203) Pompeja is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt that was discovered on September 25, 1879 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters . The asteroid was named after the Roman city of Pompeii , which was destroyed in the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
Pompeiia moves at a distance of 2.5716 ( perihelion ) to 2.9019 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 4.528 years . The orbit is inclined 3.1849 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.0604.
Pompeiia has a diameter of 116 kilometers. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.041. In 46 hours and 36 minutes it rotates around its own axis, which means that it rotates unusually slowly.