(517) Edith
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Asteroid (517) Edith |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.154 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.582 AU - 3.726 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.2 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 274.6 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 139.2 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 9, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 220 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 111.89 km |
| Albedo | 0.026 |
| Rotation period | 9 h 16 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.35 likes |
| Spectral class | X |
| history | |
| Explorer | R. S. Dugan |
| Date of discovery | September 22, 1903 |
| Another name | 1903 MH, 1953 VS, A905 BB, A909 XA |
| 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. | |
(517) Edith is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 September 1903 by Raymond Smith Dugan was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the discoverer's sister, Edith Dugan Eveleth.