(552) Sigelinde
Asteroid (552) Sigelinde |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Major semi-axis | 3.15 AU |
eccentricity | 0.087 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.876 AU - 3.424 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.7 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 267 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 349.4 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | August 5, 2008 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 216 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.8 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 77.56 km |
Albedo | 0.0510 |
Rotation period | 17 h 9 min |
Absolute brightness | 9.4 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Max Wolf |
Date of discovery | December 14, 1904 |
Another name | 1904 PO, 1941 MG |
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(552) Sigelinde is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on December 14, 1904 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after a character from Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre .