(660) Crescentia

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Asteroid
(660) Crescentia
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".

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