(206) Hersilia
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Asteroid (206) Hersilia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.74 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.041 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.629 AU - 2.851 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 145.3 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 300.3 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 9, 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 196 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.0 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 113 km |
| Rotation period | 11 h 7 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.68 likes |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | CHF Peters |
| Date of discovery | October 13, 1879 |
| 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. | |
(206) Hersilia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered on October 8, 1879 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters .
The celestial body was named after Hersilia , the wife of Romulus from Roman mythology .
Hersilia moves from 2.6297 ( perihelion ) to 2.8522 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the Sun in 4.538 years . The orbit is inclined 3.7807 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.0406.
Hersilia has a diameter of 113 kilometers.