(285) Regina

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Asteroid
(285) Regina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3,082  AU
eccentricity 0.208
Perihelion - aphelion 2.44 AU - 3.724 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 17.6 °
Length of the ascending node 311.4 °
Argument of the periapsis 14.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion February 7, 2009
Sidereal period 5 a 150 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 45.13 km
Albedo 0.0547
Rotation period 9 h 33 min
Absolute brightness 10.5 mag
history
Explorer A. Charlois
Date of discovery August 3, 1889
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(285) Regina is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt , which was discovered on August 3, 1889 by Auguste Charlois at the Observatory of Nice .

Regina moves at a distance of 2.4376 ( perihelion ) to 3.0816 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 5.4097 years . The orbit is 17.6204 ° inclined to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.2090.

Regina has a diameter of 45 kilometers. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.055.

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