(823) Sisigambis

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Asteroid
(823) Sisigambis
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.222  AU
eccentricity 0.09
Perihelion - aphelion 2.023 AU - 2.421 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.7 °
Length of the ascending node 255.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 218.5 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 24, 2011
Sidereal period 3 a 114 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 17 km
Albedo 0.18
Rotation period 21.0 h
Absolute brightness 11.4 mag
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery March 31, 1916
Another name 1916 ZG, 1937 QE, 1939 FA 1
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(823) Sisigambis is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 31, 1916 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after Sisigambis , mother of the Persian King Darius III.

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