(244) Sita
|
Asteroid (244) Sita |
|
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.175 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1,877 AU - 2,473 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 209 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 166.1 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 2, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 76 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.1 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 11 km |
| Albedo | 0.1941 |
| Rotation period | 129 h 31 min |
| Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Johann Palisa |
| Date of discovery | October 14, 1884 |
| Another name | 1957 KT, 1976 HY, 1979 FL 3 , A900 UA |
| 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. | |
(244) Sita is an asteroid of the inner main asteroid belt , which on 14 October 1884 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered.
Sita moves from 1.8769 ( perihelion ) to 2.4731 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 3.2077 years . The orbit is 2.8428 ° inclined to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1370.
Sita has a diameter of only 11 kilometers. It has a light, silicate-rich surface with an albedo of 0.194.