(269484) Marcia
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Asteroid (269484) Marcia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7998 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0492 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6620 AU - 2.9380 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.0396 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.68 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | ? km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ~ 3 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 16.9 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | José De Queiroz |
| Date of discovery | October 19, 2009 |
| Another name | 2009 UB 4 |
| 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. | |
(269484) Marcia is an asteroid of the Main Belt . It was discovered on October 19, 2009 by José De Queiroz , director of the Mirasteilas observatory in Falera. The discovery was confirmed by the Minor Planet Center in May 2011. Since then, the asteroid has officially been named Marcia.
Data
The minor planet has a diameter of about 3 kilometers and moves its orbit around the sun at an average distance of about 420 million kilometers. It takes a little more than four and a half years to circle it.
Surname
The name Marcia refers to the discoverer's daughter.