(457) Alleghenia
Asteroid (457) Alleghenia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Major semi-axis | 3.093 AU |
eccentricity | 0.176 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.549 AU - 3.637 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.9 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 249.8 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 128.3 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | July 23, 2009 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 161 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.8 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 21 km |
Absolute brightness | 11.0 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Max Wolf , Arnold Schwassmann |
Date of discovery | September 15, 1900 |
Another name | 1900 FJ, 1938 SA |
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(457) Alleghenia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 15, 1900 by the German astronomers Max Wolf and Arnold Schwassmann in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the US Allegheny Observatory .