(519) Sylvania

Asteroid (519) Sylvania
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Middle main belt
Major semi-axis	2,789 AU
eccentricity	0.187
Perihelion - aphelion	2.267 AU - 3.311 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	11 °
Length of the ascending node	44.8 °
Argument of the periapsis	302.8 °
Time of passage of the perihelion	August 1, 2010
Sidereal period	4 a 240 d
Mean orbital velocity	17.7 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	48.24
Albedo	0.1676
Rotation period	17 h 58 min
Absolute brightness	9.14 likes
Spectral class	S.
history
Explorer	R. S. Dugan
Date of discovery	October 20, 1903
Another name	1903 MP, A911 HD
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(519) Sylvania is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 20 October 1903 by Raymond Smith Dugan was discovered.

The name was based on the Latin word silva (dt .: "forest"), as Dugan appreciated staying in forests very much.

Individual evidence