(608) Adolfine
Asteroid (608) Adolfine |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eos family |
Major semi-axis | 3.022 AU |
eccentricity | 0.122 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.653 AU - 3.391 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.4 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 294 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 72.8 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | December 8, 2011 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 93 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.1 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | (25.2 ± 2.3) km |
Albedo | 0.16 |
Rotation period | 8.3 h |
Absolute brightness | 10.6 mag |
history | |
Explorer | August Kopff |
Date of discovery | September 18, 1906 |
Another name | 1906 VD, 1916 Sbu, 1927 QE |
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. |
(608) Adolfine is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 18, 1906 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after Jenny Adolfine Kessler , a friend of the discoverer.