(4266) Waltari
Asteroid (4266) Waltari |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.1720 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1745 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6186 AU - 3.7254 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 16.4948 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,650 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.72 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 24.1 km |
Albedo | 0.0528 |
Rotation period | 11.2 h |
Absolute brightness | 11.6 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | December 28, 1940 |
Another name | 1940 YE, |
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. |
(4266) Waltari is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28. December 1940 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Finnish author Mika Toimi Waltari .