(792) Metcalfia
Asteroid (792) Metcalfia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.6208 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1332 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2718 AU - 2.9699 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.61 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,243 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.40 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 60 km |
Albedo | 0.0354 (± 0.002) |
Rotation period | 9 h 17 min |
Absolute brightness | 10.33 mag |
history | |
Explorer | JH Metcalf |
Date of discovery | March 20, 1907 |
Another name | 1907 ZC |
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. |
(792) Metcalfia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 20 March 1907 by American astronomer Joel H. Metcalf in Taunton was detected.
The asteroid was named after its discoverer.