(454) Mathesis
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Asteroid (454) Mathesis |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2,628 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.335 AU - 2.921 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.3 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 32.4 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 177.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 1, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 95 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.3 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 81.57 km |
| Albedo | 0.0555 |
| Rotation period | 8 h 23 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.2 likes |
| Spectral class | CB |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Schwassmann |
| Date of discovery | March 28, 1900 |
| Another name | 1900 FC |
| 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. | |
(454) Mathesis is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 28, 1900 by the German astronomer Arnold Schwassmann in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the Greek word for learning on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the Mathematical Society in Hamburg .