(303) Josephina
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Asteroid (303) Josephina |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.123 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.062 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.93 AU - 3.316 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.9 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 344 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 64.1 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 15th August 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 189 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.8 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 125 km |
| Albedo | 0.034 |
| Rotation period | 12 h 30 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.9 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | E. Millosevich |
| Date of discovery | February 12, 1891 |
| 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. | |
(303) Josephina is an asteroid of the main outer asteroid belt discovered by Elia Millosevich at the Observatory of Rome on February 12, 1891 .
Josephina moves at a distance of 2.9297 ( perihelion ) to 3.3164 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 5.2 years . The orbit is inclined 6.8727 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.0619.
Josephina has an average diameter of around 125 kilometers. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.034.