(246) Asporina
Asteroid (246) Asporina |
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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.