(49) Pales
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Asteroid (49) Pales |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.09 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.384 AU - 3.796 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.2 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 286.1 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 109.9 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 16, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 158 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.7 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 150 km |
| Albedo | 0.0597 |
| Rotation period | 10 h 25 min |
| Absolute brightness | 7.8 likes |
| Spectral class | CG |
| history | |
| Explorer | Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt |
| Date of discovery | September 19, 1857 |
| 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. | |
(49) Pales is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which was discovered on September 19, 1857 by Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt .
The heavenly body was named after Pales , the Roman patron goddess of willows, shepherds and flocks.
Pales has a diameter of 150 km. It has a dark carbonaceous surface with an albedo of 0.06.
It rotates around its own axis in 10 hours and 25 minutes.
See also
- List of asteroids with references and web links (see also infobox)