(30) Urania
Asteroid (30) Urania |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2,365 AU |
eccentricity | 0.127 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.064 AU - 2.666 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.1 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 307.7 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 87 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | May 20, 2015 |
Sidereal period of rotation | 3 a 232 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.3 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 93 km |
Albedo | 0.19 |
Rotation period | 13 h 41 min |
Absolute brightness | 7.57 likes |
Spectral class (according to Tholen) |
S. |
Spectral class (according to SMASSII) |
Sl |
history | |
Explorer | JR Hind |
Date of discovery | July 22, 1854 |
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. |
(30) Urania is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by John R. Hind on July 22, 1854 .
The celestial body was named after Urania , the muse of astronomy .
Urania has a mean diameter of about 93 km and is one of the larger asteroids in the main belt.