(593) Titania

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Asteroid
(593) Titania
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2,702  AU
eccentricity 0.216
Perihelion - aphelion 2.119 AU - 3.285 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 16.9 °
Length of the ascending node 76.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 30.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 21, 2012
Sidereal period 4 a 161 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 75.32 km
Albedo 0.0604
Rotation period 9 h 54 min
Absolute brightness 9.28 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer August Kopff
Date of discovery March 20, 1906
Another name 1906 TT, 1930 SD 1 , 1932 BR
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(593) Titania is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered by August Kopff in Heidelberg on March 20, 1906 .

The name is derived from the legendary fairy queen. Titania is also the name of another, much better known object in the solar system: The largest moon on the planet Uranus also bears this name, see Titania (moon) .

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