(533) Sara

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Asteroid
(533) Sara
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.979  AU
eccentricity 0.045
Perihelion - aphelion 2.845 AU - 3.113 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.6 °
Length of the ascending node 180.4 °
Argument of the periapsis 37.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion June 15, 2012
Sidereal period 5 a 51 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.2 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (31.1 ± 1.6) km
Albedo 0.25
Rotation period 11.7 h
Absolute brightness 9.7 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Raymond Smith Dugan
Date of discovery April 19, 1904
Another name 1904 NZ, A901 VB, A911 UB
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(533) Sara is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 April 1904 by Raymond Smith Dugan was discovered.

The asteroid was named after a friend of the discoverer.

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