(738) Alagasta
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Asteroid (738) Alagasta |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3,032 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.061 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.849 AU - 3.215 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.5 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 132.4 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 40.8 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | February 14, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 102 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.1 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (62.8 ± 1.2) km |
| Albedo | 0.04 |
| Rotation period | 17 h 50 min |
| Absolute brightness | 10.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Franz Kaiser |
| Date of discovery | January 7, 1913 |
| Another name | A908 CA, 1913 QO, 1950 BX 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. | |
(738) Alagasta is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 7 January 1913 by the German astronomer Franz in Heidelberg was discovered.
Kaiser named the asteroid after the town of Gau-Algesheim , from which his paternal ancestors came.
See also
literature
- Norbert Diehl / Michael Specht: 100 years ago Franz Kaiser discovered the asteroid (738) Alagasta, local supplement. Sheets for culture and homeland maintenance, supplement to the official gazette of the Gau-Algesheim community, 23rd year, February 2013, No. 1 (12 pages)