(400) Ducrosa

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Asteroid
(400) Ducrosa
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.127  AU
eccentricity 0.1154
Perihelion - aphelion 2.766 AU - 3.488 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.53 °
Length of the ascending node 327.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 239.0 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 26, 2012
Sidereal period 5 a 194 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (33.7 ± 1.6) km
Albedo 0.14
Rotation period 6.9 h
Absolute brightness 10.1 mag
history
Explorer Auguste Charlois
Date of discovery March 15, 1895
Another name 1895 BU, 1939 BH, 1950 BC 1 , 1950 BQ, 1950 CB
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(400) Ducrosa is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt that was discovered on March 15, 1895 by Auguste Charlois at the Observatory of Nice .

Ducrosa moves around the Sun at a distance of 2.8 ( perihelion ) to 3.5 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 5.2 years . The orbit is inclined 10.5 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.115.

Ducrosa has a diameter of around 34 kilometers and rotates on its own axis in 6.9 hours. The albedo of its surface is about 0.14.

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