(814) Tauris

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Asteroid
(814) Tauris
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1505  AU
eccentricity 0.3093
Perihelion - aphelion 2.176 AU - 4.125 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 21.835 °
Sidereal period 5,592 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.78 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 110 km
Albedo 0.047
Rotation period approx. 36 h ?
Absolute brightness 8.7 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer G. N. Nikolayevich
Date of discovery 1916
Another name 1916 YT, 1927 BA, A907 JE
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(814) Tauris is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered in Simejis on January 2, 1916 by the Russian astronomer Grigori Nikolayevich Neuimin .

The asteroid bears the name of the Ukrainian peninsula Tauris .