(324) Bamberga
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Asteroid (324) Bamberga |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2,685 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.337 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.78 AU - 3.59 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 328 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 43.9 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 2, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 146 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 220.691 ± 1.441 km |
| Albedo | 0.0628 |
| Rotation period | 29 h 26 min |
| Absolute brightness | 6.82 likes |
| Spectral class | CP |
| history | |
| Explorer | Johann Palisa |
| Date of discovery | February 25, 1892 |
| 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. | |
Clockwise from top left (29) Amphitrite , (324) Bamberga, (2) Pallas and (89) Julia . Recording with the VLT
(324) Bamberga is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt that was discovered on February 25, 1892 by Johann Palisa at the Vienna University Observatory. With a mean diameter of around 221 km, Bamberga is one of the largest asteroids in the main belt. It was named in September 1896 after the Upper Franconian city of Bamberg .
Others
A chapter of the 1962 science fiction novel Praktikanten by the brothers Arkadi and Boris Strugazki takes place in Bamberga, where a mine is operated.
See also
- List of asteroids with references and web links (see also infobox)