(339) Dorothea

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Asteroid
(339) Dorothea
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.014  AU
eccentricity 0.095
Perihelion - aphelion 2.728 AU - 3.3 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.9 °
Length of the ascending node 173.8 °
Argument of the periapsis 161.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 2nd August 2012
Sidereal period 5 a 85 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 38 km
Dimensions 5.86 x 10 16Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / mass kg
Albedo 0.2431
Medium density ≈ 2.0 g / cm³
Rotation period 5 h 58 min
Absolute brightness 9.24 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery September 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.

(339) Dorothea is asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which was discovered on September 25, 1892 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

It is named in honor of Dorothea Klumpke .

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