(266) Aline
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Asteroid (266) Aline |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.804 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.36 AU - 3.248 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.4 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 236 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 150.9 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 13, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 254 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.7 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (109.1 ± 2.9) km |
| Albedo | 0.0448 |
| Rotation period | 12 h 18 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.8 likes |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Johann Palisa |
| Date of discovery | May 17, 1887 |
| 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. | |
(266) Aline is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 17 May 1887 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the daughter of the astronomer Edmund Weiss .
Aline moves at a distance of 2.3629 ( perihelion ) to 3.2456 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 4.70 years . The orbit is inclined 13.3904 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1574.
Aline has a diameter of around 109 kilometers. It has a dark carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.0448. It rotates around its own axis in 12 hours and 18 minutes.