(802) Epyaxa
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Asteroid (802) Epyaxa |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.1960 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0788 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.023 AU - 2.3689 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.208 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,254 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.10 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | March 20, 1915 |
| Another name | 1915 WR, 1930 YK, 1931 AX |
| 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. | |
(802) Epyaxa is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 20, 1915 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the Cilician queen Epyaxa .