(375) Ursula

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Asteroid
(375) Ursula
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Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Ursula family
Major semi-axis 3.122  AU
eccentricity 0.107
Perihelion - aphelion 2.788 AU - 3.456 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 16 °
Length of the ascending node 336.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 343 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 8, 2009
Sidereal period 5 a 189 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 216 km
Dimensions 1.1 x 10 19Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / mass kg
Medium density ≈ 2.0 g / cm³
Absolute brightness 7.5 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Auguste Charlois
Date of discovery September 18, 1893
Another name 1893 AL
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.

(375) Ursula is a very large asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which was discovered on September 18, 1893 by Auguste Charlois at the Observatory of Nice .

Ursula moves at a distance of 2.8 ( perihelion ) to 3.5 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in around 5.5 years . The orbit is inclined 16 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.11.

Ursula has a diameter of about 216 kilometers. The albedo of its surface is 0.05.

See also