(457) Alleghenia

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Asteroid
(457) Alleghenia
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 .

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