(334) Chicago
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Asteroid (334) Chicago |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3,889 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.023 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.8 AU - 3.978 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.6 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 130.2 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 153.4 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 29, 2014 |
| Sidereal period | 7 a 245 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 15.1 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 156 km |
| Albedo | 0.06 |
| Rotation period | 7.4 h |
| Absolute brightness | 7.6 likes |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | August 23, 1892 |
| Another name | 1892 L |
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(334) Chicago is an asteroid of the main belt , which on August 23, 1892 by Max F. Wolf was discovered at the observatory Heidelberg. It is named after the North American metropolis Chicago .
Chicago moves 3.8 ( perihelion ) to 4.0 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 7.7 years . The orbit is inclined 4.6 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.03.
With a diameter of 156 kilometers, Chicago is one of the larger asteroids in the main belt. Chicago is part of the Hilda family.
Chicago was the first asteroid to break the unwritten law that asteroids were always given female names.