(400) Ducrosa
Asteroid (400) Ducrosa |
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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 |
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. |
(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.