(49) Pales
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)