(660) Crescentia
Asteroid (660) Crescentia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Maria family |
Major semi-axis | 2.534 AU |
eccentricity | 0.108 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.26 AU - 2.807 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.2 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 156.9823 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 106.1547 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | June 17, 2010 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 12 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.7 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 42.24 km (± 1.0) |
Albedo | 0.22 |
Rotation period | 7.9116 h |
Absolute brightness | 9.1 mag |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | JH Metcalf |
Date of discovery | January 8, 1908 |
Another name | 1908 CC |
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. |
(660) Crescentia is a asteroid of the main belt , which on January 8, 1908 by American astronomer Joel H. Metcalf in Taunton was detected.
The name Crescentia comes from Latin and means "the growing one".