(589) Croatia
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 .