(856) Backlunda
Asteroid (856) Backlunda |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2,435 AU |
eccentricity | 0.12 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.144 AU - 2.726 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.3 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 125.6 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 73.4 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | May 13, 2011 |
Sidereal period | 3 a 292 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.0 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 45 km |
Rotation period | 12 h 5 min |
Absolute brightness | 10.7 mag |
history | |
Explorer | SI Beljavski |
Date of discovery | April 3, 1916 |
Another name | 1916 S30, 1955 PB, 1962 MA |
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(856) Backlunda is an asteroid of the main belt , which on April 3, 1916 by the Russian astronomer Sergei Ivanovich Beljavski the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in simeiz was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Swedish astronomer Oskar Backlund .