(257) Silesia
Asteroid (257) Silesia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.118 AU |
eccentricity | 0.112 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.768 AU - 3.468 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.6 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 34.4 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 26.9 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | August 3, 2010 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 185 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.8 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 73 km |
Albedo | approx. 0.05 |
Rotation period | 15 h 43 min |
Absolute brightness | 9.47 likes |
Spectral class | SMASSII: Ch |
history | |
Explorer | Johann Palisa |
Date of discovery | April 5, 1886 |
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(257) Silesia is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt , which on April 5, 1886 by Johann Palisa at the observatory of Vienna was discovered.
Silesia is the Latin name for Silesia .
Silesia moves at a distance of 2.7452 ( perihelion ) to 3.4875 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 5.5014 years . The orbit is inclined 3.6481 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1191.
Silesia has a mean diameter of around 73 kilometers. It has a dark carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.05.