(808) Merxia
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Asteroid (808) Merxia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Asteroid family | Merxia family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7479 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1268 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3995 AU - 3.0964 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.724 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 181.064 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 274.715 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.56 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.98 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 30.923 (± 0.242) km |
| Albedo | 0.213 (± 0.06) |
| Rotation period | 30.631 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.8 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Luigi Carnera |
| Date of discovery | October 11, 1901 |
| Another name | 1901 GY |
| 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. | |
(808) Merxia is an asteroid of the middle main belt , which was discovered on October 11, 1901 by the Italian astronomer Luigi Carnera (1875–1962) in Heidelberg .
(808) Merxia is the namesake of the Merxia asteroid family . Due to its bright, silicate-rich surface, it belongs to the spectral type S.
designation
The asteroid was named after Adalbert Merx (1838-1909), a theologian and orientalist . The discoverer Luigi Carnera was assistant to Max Wolf (1863–1932), a pioneer of astrophotography , in Heidelberg . Adalbert Merx was Max Wolf's father-in-law. The asteroid (330) Adalberta discovered by Wolf was also named in honor of his father-in-law.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Merx, History of the Syriac Grammatical Tradition. P. 2 , accessed on July 17, 2017 (English).