(246) Asporina

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Asteroid
(246) Asporina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2,697  AU
eccentricity 0.107
Perihelion - aphelion 2.41 AU - 2.984 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.6 °
Length of the ascending node 162.5 °
Argument of the periapsis 96.4 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 13, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 157 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 60 km
Albedo 0.1744
Rotation period 16 h 13 min
Absolute brightness 8.62 likes
Spectral class A.
history
Explorer A. Borrelly
Date of discovery March 6, 1885
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(246) Asporina is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered on March 6, 1885 by Alphonse Borrelly at the Marseille Observatory.

Asporina is another name for the Asian deity Cybele .

Asporina moves at a distance of 2.4080 ( perihelion ) to 2.9833 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.4259 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 15.6449 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1067.

Asporina has a diameter of 60 kilometers. It has a relatively light surface with an albedo of 0.174. It rotates around its own axis in around 16 hours and 13 minutes.

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