(274) Philagoria

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Asteroid
(274) Philagoria
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.041  AU
eccentricity 0.124
Perihelion - aphelion 2.664 AU - 3.418 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.7 °
Length of the ascending node 92.9 °
Argument of the periapsis 120.1 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 12, 2010
Sidereal period 5 a 111 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 27 km
Albedo 0.2282
Rotation period 17 h 58 min
Absolute brightness 10.1 mag
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery April 3, 1888
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(274) Philagoria is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt , which on April 3, 1888 by Johann Palisa at the observatory of Vienna was discovered.

Philagoria moves from 2.6584 ( perihelion ) to 3.4266 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 5.3071 years . The orbit is inclined 3.6815 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.1262.

Philagoria has a diameter of 17 kilometers. It has a light surface with an albedo of 0.228.

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