(484) Pittsburghia
Asteroid (484) Pittsburghia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2,668 AU |
eccentricity | 0.057 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.517 AU - 2.819 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.5 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 127.3 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 189 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | 17th May 2012 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 131 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.2 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 32 km |
Albedo | 0.20 |
Rotation period | 10.6 h |
Absolute brightness | 9.9 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Max Wolf |
Date of discovery | April 29, 1902 |
Another name | 1902 HX, 1936 EB, 1963 HB |
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(484) Pittsburghia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 29 April 1902 by German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the US city of Pittsburgh .