(793) Arizona
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Asteroid (793) Arizona |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,795 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.453 AU - 3.137 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 36.1 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 309.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 21, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 246 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.7 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 29 km |
| Albedo | 0.17 |
| Rotation period | 7 h 24 min |
| Absolute brightness | 10.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | P. Lowell |
| Date of discovery | April 9, 1907 |
| Another name | 1907 ZD |
| 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. | |
(793) Arizona is an asteroid of the main belt , the American US on April 9, 1907 by amateur astronomer Percival Lowell in Flagstaff was discovered.
The name is derived from the US state of Arizona , where it was discovered in the Lowell Observatory named after its discoverer and founder .