(623) Chimaera
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Asteroid (623) Chimaera |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,461 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.185 AU - 2.737 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 308.4 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 124.2 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 20th September 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 314 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.9 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (44.1 ± 1.0) km |
| Albedo | 0.04 |
| Rotation period | 14 h 38 min |
| Absolute brightness | 11.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Lohnert |
| Date of discovery | January 22, 1907 |
| Another name | 1907 XJ |
| 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. | |
(623) Chimaera is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 22, 1907 by the German astronomer Karl Julius Lohnert in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the Chimera , a legendary monster figure in Greek mythology.