(694) Ekard
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Asteroid (694) Ekard |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,669 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.325 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.801 AU - 3.537 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 230.4 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 110.9 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 6th July 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 131 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.7 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (121.891 ± 0.721) km |
| Albedo | 0.026 |
| Rotation period | 5.9 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.17 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | JH Metcalf |
| Date of discovery | November 7, 1909 |
| Another name | 1909 YES, 1951 CD 1 |
| 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. | |
(694) Ekard is an asteroid of the main belt , the November 7, 1909 by American astronomer Joel H. Metcalf in Taunton was detected.
The asteroid is named after Drake University in the United States (written backwards).