(478) Tergeste
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Asteroid (478) Tergeste |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.015 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.087 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.752 AU - 3.278 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.2 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 234 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 240.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | February 23, 2013 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 86 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.1 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 79 km |
| Albedo | 0.18 |
| Rotation period | 16.1 h |
| Absolute brightness | 8.0 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Luigi Carnera |
| Date of discovery | September 21, 1901 |
| Another name | 1901 GU, 1948 RU 1 |
| 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. | |
(478) Tergeste is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 21, 1901 by the Italian astronomer Luigi Carnera in Heidelberg .
The name is derived from the Latin name of the Italian city of Trieste .