(605) Juvisia

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Asteroid
(605) Juvisia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.002  AU
eccentricity 0.138
Perihelion - aphelion 2.587 AU - 3.417 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 19.7 °
Length of the ascending node 342.8 °
Argument of the periapsis 19.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion June 6, 2020
Sidereal period 5 a 69 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (70 ± 5) km
Albedo 0.04
Absolute brightness 10.0 mag
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery August 27, 1906
Another name 1906 UU, 1931 PD, 1931 RY
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(605) Juvisia is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on August 27, 1906 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg . Its orbit has a semi-major axis of 3.0 and an orbital eccentricity of 0.14. It thus moves at a distance of 2.6 ( perihelion ) to 3.4 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 5.2  years . The orbit is inclined 19.6 ° to the ecliptic .

The asteroid has a diameter of around 70 kilometers and an albedo of 0.04.

The asteroid is named after the place Juvisy-sur-Orge , where the observatory of the French astronomer Camille Flammarion was located.

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