(546) Herodias
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Asteroid (546) Herodias |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.598 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.298 AU - 2.898 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.9 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 21.9 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 109.1 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | August 30, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 69 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.4 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (66.0 ± 3.8) km |
| Albedo | 0.053 ± 0.007 |
| Rotation period | 10 h 46 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.7 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Goetz |
| Date of discovery | October 10, 1904 |
| Another name | 1904 PA |
| 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. | |
(546) Herodias is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 10, 1904 by the German astronomer Paul Götz in Heidelberg .
The asteroid bears the name of the biblical princess Herodias .