(666) Desdemona
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Asteroid (666) Desdemona |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.595 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.237 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1,981 AU - 3,209 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.6 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 215.5 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 174.1 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | May 9, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 66 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 27 km |
| Albedo | 0.11 |
| Rotation period | 15 h 27 min |
| Absolute brightness | 10.9 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Kopff |
| Date of discovery | July 23, 1908 |
| Another name | 1908 DM |
| 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. | |
(666) Desdemona is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on July 23, 1908 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the character Desdemona from William Shakespeare's drama Othello .