(453) Tea

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Asteroid
(453) Tea
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2.183  AU
eccentricity 0.109
Perihelion - aphelion 1.946 AU - 2.42 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.6 °
Length of the ascending node 11.8 °
Argument of the periapsis 219.9 °
Time of passage of the perihelion June 29, 2010
Sidereal period 3 a 82 d
Mean orbital velocity 20.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 20.93 km
Albedo 0.1827
Rotation period 6 h 49 min
Absolute brightness 10.86 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Auguste Charlois
Date of discovery February 22, 1900
Another name 1900 FA, 1969 QC, A901 QA
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(453) Tea is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on February 22, 1900 by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois in Nice .

It is not known what the asteroid was named after.

See also