(3244) Petronius
Asteroid (3244) Petronius |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.2446 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1636 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8775 AU - 2.6117 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.679 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,363 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.88 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 13.9 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer |
CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | 1960 |
Another name | 4008 PL, 1957 XC, A923 RD |
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. |
(3244) Petronius is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .
The asteroid is named after the Roman poet and writer Titus Petronius .