(579) Sidonia
Asteroid (579) Sidonia |
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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 .