(7066) Nessus
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Asteroid (7066) Nessus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | centaur |
| Major semi-axis | 24.59 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.52 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 11.80 AU - 37.39 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.6 ° |
| Sidereal period | 44550 days |
| Mean orbital velocity | 6.01 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 9.6 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
Spacewatch ( David L. Rabinowitz ) |
| Date of discovery | April 26, 1993 |
| Another name | 1993 HA 2 |
| 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. | |
(7066) Nessus is a planetoid that was discovered on April 26, 1993 as part of the Spacewatch program and belongs to the group of centaurs ; he was the third known centaur. The asteroid orbit the sun on a strongly eccentric orbit in about 122 years . The eccentricity of its orbit is 0.52, with this 15.6 ° inclined to the ecliptic .