(542) Susanna
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Asteroid (542) Susanna |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.908 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.504 AU - 3.312 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 153.1 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 214.9 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | November 18, 2008 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 350 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.4 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 42 km |
| Albedo | 0.1843 |
| Rotation period | 10 h 4 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.36 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | P. Goetz , A. Kopff |
| Date of discovery | August 15, 1904 |
| Another name | 1904 OQ, A921 BA |
| 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. | |
(542) Susanna is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 15, 1904 by the German astronomers Paul Götz and August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after a friend of the discoverers.