(245) Vera
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Asteroid (245) Vera |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2,498 AU - 3,702 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.2 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 61.4 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 328.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 8, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 167 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.8 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 80 km |
| Albedo | 0.2082 |
| Rotation period | 14 h 23 min |
| Absolute brightness | 7.82 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | NR Pogson |
| Date of discovery | February 6, 1885 |
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(245) Vera is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt , which on 6 February 1885 by Norman Robert Pogson the Observatory of Madras ( India was discovered).
Vera moves from 2.4736 ( perihelion ) to 3.7134 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 5.4410 years . The orbit is inclined 5.1764 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.2004.
Vera is 80 kilometers in diameter. It has a light, silicate-rich surface with an albedo of 0.208. It rotates around its own axis in around 14 hours and 23 minutes.