(691) Lehigh
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Asteroid (691) Lehigh |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0183 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1174 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.664 AU - 3.3725 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.996 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.244 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 87.68 km |
| Albedo | 0.0438 |
| Rotation period | 10.482 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.3 mag |
| Spectral class | CD |
| history | |
| Explorer | JH Metcalf |
| Date of discovery | December 11, 1909 |
| Another name | 1909 JG |
| 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. | |
(691) Lehigh is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 11 December 1909 by US astronomer Joel H. Metcalf in Taunton was detected.
The asteroid was named after Lehigh University in the United States .