(579) Sidonia

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Asteroid
(579) Sidonia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.01  AU
eccentricity 0.082
Perihelion - aphelion 2.764 AU - 3.256 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11 °
Length of the ascending node 82.8 °
Argument of the periapsis 229.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 11, 2009
Sidereal period 5 a 81 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 85.56 km
Albedo 0.1748
Rotation period 16 h 17 min
Absolute brightness 7.85 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer August Kopff
Date of discovery November 3, 1905
Another name 1905 SD
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.

(579) Sidonia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered by August Kopff in Heidelberg on November 3rd, 1905 .

The asteroid is named after a character from the opera Armide by Christoph Willibald Gluck .

See also