(487) Venetia
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Asteroid (487) Venetia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.67 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.087 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2,437 AU - 2,903 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.2 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 114.9 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 281.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 4th September 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 133 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 63 km |
| Albedo | 0.25 |
| Absolute brightness | 8.1 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Luigi Carnera |
| Date of discovery | July 9, 1902 |
| Another name | 1902 JL |
| 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. | |
(487) Venetia is an asteroid of the main belt . It was discovered on July 9, 1902 by the Italian astronomer Luigi Carnera in Heidelberg .
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Italian region of Veneto .