(758) Mancunia

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Asteroid
(758) Mancunia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hygiea family
Major semi-axis 3.1887  AU
eccentricity 0.1516
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7052 AU - 3.6722 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.606 °
Sidereal period 5,694 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.68 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 85.48 km
Albedo 0.132
Rotation period 6.902 h
Absolute brightness 8.265 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer H. E. Wood
Date of discovery 1912
Another name 1912 PE, 1938 AG, A914 WC
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.

(758) Mancunia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 May 1912 by the South African astronomer Harry Edwin Wood in Johannesburg was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the British city of Manchester .

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