(589) Croatia
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Asteroid (589) Croatia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.134 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.039 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.011 AU - 3.257 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 177.6 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 218.5 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 18, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 200 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.8 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 87.54 km |
| Albedo | 0.0509 |
| Rotation period | 11 h 42 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.14 likes |
| Spectral class | CX |
| history | |
| Explorer | August Kopff |
| Date of discovery | March 3, 1906 |
| Another name | 1906 TM, 1936 WM, 1947 RA |
| 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. | |
(589) Croatia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered by August Kopff in Heidelberg on March 3, 1906 .
The asteroid is named after the country of Croatia .